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Tonight
As I sit here tonight at 9:56pm I think I have had a really rough evening with my DH….but I know what I think is bad now really isn’t. He is probably in early stage 5 and I know there are so many wor…19 -
Re: I feel so alone and lost at times
My husband and I have had 3 motorhomes, traveled extensively and usually towed a car. Before he got diagnosed with VD I noticed changes in him. After his second stroke that caused slow reaction time …5 -
Re: I feel so alone and lost at times
This disease will slowly cause more and more isolation as things become harder to do together. You will need the support of family to get through it with your own mental health intact. I agree with @…5 -
Re: Traveling is a problem
I'm in the exact same spot and feel my world shrinking as we are able to go fewer and fewer places. It's hard. My husband also obsessed over the calendar on his phone. An occupational thera…2 -
Re: Facing a Diagnosis this Week
Safety for yourself and your loved one is number 1. They have no idea that they are not driving safely due to changes in the brain especially with spacial orientation. Find a therapist who handles de…1 -
Re: Traveling is a problem
If you must travel: pack the bags and put them in the car while he’s asleep. Then announce the two of you are going for a drive. Dont tell him you are traveling until he’s in the car. Same when you l…15 -
Re: Dad newly diagnosed, lives alone 3 hours away & I don't know where to start
Something to think about is that he is vulnerable to scams and being taken advantage of. I feel sure it happened to my dad before we knew how bad his memory issues really were. Can he still navigate …3 -
Re: New Alzheimer's Diagnosis
Thank you for your response. I have the name of a good estate planning attorney but have not contacted him yet. Your suggestion encourages me to make it a priority to call him.2 -
Re: I feel so alone and lost at times
My DH was diagnosed two years ago with EOAD. Often people who haven’t seen him in a while say to me that he seems fine. But they just ask the basics that he’s practiced answering his whole life (how …4 -
Re: Just need to talk to my friends (214)
Lorita, I fill my gas tank when bad weather is predicted so I have plenty if I get stuck in traffic somewhere, like behind a multi-vehicle accident. If you don't plan to drive, half a tank shoul…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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