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Re: More about spitting…
I appreciate you three sharing your experience with this “can’t swallow and need to spit” issue. S.Daniel, I can imagine how tough that decision would be. I think I’d make the same hard choice. His u…2 -
Re: Moving to a Care home.
Hugs to you Big Papa, I hope you are able to get some much needed rest and sending your a big virtual hug for what was a really hard day, on top of a really hard week, on top of it all……..3 -
Re: Barely Surviving Everday…
welcome. You are at the right place. So sorry about your Mom. We understand what you are going through. Read the book “The 36 Hour Day” and search online for dementia caregiving videos by Tam Cumming…6 -
Re: My Mom passed away October 5th 2025
https://alzconnected.org/discussion/comment/260008#Comment_260008 Thanks so much. You are so right. I will. I really hated two family members who kept her alive for so long without Hospice. I have fo…3 -
Re: My Mom passed away October 5th 2025
so sorry for your loss. There is an organization called Grief Share that has both online and in person support groups. There is a small fee for the workbook. The in person groups are at churches. I’m…5 -
Bible Verse to Lift You Up 12/1/25
"FOR WHEN I AM WEAK, THEN I AM STRONG” 2 Corinthians 12:6-10 New Living Translation Paul's Words “If I wanted to boast, I would be no fool in doing so, because I would be telling the truth.…3 -
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 -
Hello! ☺️
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
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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