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Re: Laundry addiction
This sounds tough. As someone who just spent $700 replacing clothes and bed linens that vanished in a facility laundry (because of staff oversight), I understand the frustration of other families. An…1 -
Re: What's the one thing that gets to you the most
The constant heartbreak.4 -
Re: What's the one thing that gets to you the most
Poop and the cleaning up of the same.3 -
Re: What's the one thing that gets to you the most
For me it used to be, “let’s go!” From the moment he woke up he’d start in about going somewhere, or going home. Go, go, go. Since he’s immobile, I’d use going somewhere as a way of getting him to co…6 -
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
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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