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Re: Aunt's caregiver guilt
So it would have been better to have her stay at home and burn her house down around her? Try to distance yourself a little bit and think what you would advise a friend to do in the same circumstance…4 -
Re: Treatment Options and Initial Questions
Welcome. I would ask if it’s safe for her to live alone and drive. Some doctors tend to let family flounder with this and stay out of it, but if you are lucky you might get an honest opinion. Keep in…3 -
Re: A Wife and A Partner
No judgement. The first place I placed my husband was disaster. He has been in new facility for 5 weeks. I’m hoping it works out. Good luck to you2 -
Re: Partner to a Caregiver
Welcome; I can’t offer any advice but I do want you to know there is no judgement here. This is a very difficult disease for caregivers . Each caregiver has to do what works for them and their loved …2 -
Re: A Wife and A Partner
I spend too much time questioning my own judgement, I'm certainly not going to judge yours.2 -
Re: NOT DRIVING!
After DW was diagnosed, she voluntarily agreed to stop driving (I was lucky). For the next year or two, when I would drive her in her car, she would sometimes mention that she would like to drive her…6 -
Re: Personality changes in caregivers
https://www.npr.org/2025/04/01/nx-s1-5336314/caregiver-caregiving-identity-family-support-burnout5 -
Re: A Wife and A Partner
Crkddy- Thanks for sharing your current version of this rough journey! Like many of the others, no judgement here. One our biggest questions and challenges as caregivers is how to keep ourselves aliv…1 -
Re: A Wife and A Partner
I know several men in the situation you and I are in who have found other companions / girlfriends. While it's not something I would do, I don't judge those who do. There are times I wish I…2 -
Re: Traveling is a problem
Traveling with my MCI DW last year had its challenges. It involved international air travel with connections, a cruise and then a six day land trip with two days of rail travel. Many episodes of DW m…7
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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