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Re: Intimacy and guilt
https://alzconnected.org/discussion/comment/260164#Comment_260164 Barbie300 I would quietly take that reminder off his phone. Out of sight out of mind has been my experience. As I have eliminated thi…8 -
Re: STAGE 8 - There is no other side of grief...
https://alzconnected.org/discussion/comment/251882#Comment_251882 so sorry for your loss. I am the original poster. I still come here to try to help others. It’s been a year since my husband passed. …3 -
Re: Just need to talk to my friends (213)
Ron - I'm sorry you've got the holiday blues, but I completely understand why you'd feel the loss of Lou so acutely this time of year. JeriLynn - Freezing fog! 😦 I've encountered…2 -
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I'm new here, I am an adult taking care of my elderly mom who was recently diagnosed with Dementia. I often find it difficult to understand her strange choices and behavior, and become highly st…1 -
Re: Caring for parents - Long distance
If you have a healthcare proxy and financial poa you should be able to do what needs to be done. Since people with dementia don’t recognize their symptoms she is never going to agree to see her docto…1 -
Re: Different respite question
I had 5 glorious respite days last Spring. My husband stayed in a hospice house. His room was right by the nurse's station and had a hospital bed, recliner, TV , fridge and private bathroom. I m…3 -
Re: Hurt Feelings
https://alzconnected.org/discussion/comment/260070#Comment_260070 I’m sorry you have gone through this as well. My husband has always referred to the girls as his daughters. I don’t believe he even r…3 -
Re: Hurt Feelings
https://alzconnected.org/discussion/comment/260110#Comment_260110 https://alzconnected.org/discussion/comment/260110#Comment_260110 Oh my word, I think you nailed it. Both his nieces are now in their…5 -
Re: Caring for parents - Long distance
That is all so tough. The distance makes it much harder. Is it feasible for you to go stay with your mom for about a week? At her house? That may give you a clearer picture of how she is functioning …4 -
Re: STAGE 8 - There is no other side of grief...
Jim Carrey once said: Grief is not just an emotion—it’s an unraveling, a space where something once lived but is now gone. It carves through you, leaving a hollow ache where love once resided. In the…9
Commonly Used Abbreviations
DH = Dear Husband
DW= Dear Wife, Darling Wife
LO = Loved One
ES = Early Stage
EO = Early Onset
FTD = Frontotemporal Dementia
VD = Vascular Dementia
MC = Memory Care
AL = Assisted Living
POA = Power of Attorney
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