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Re: 🤯😠😩😤🤬 Lost it today 😢
Forgive yourself. The stress we have to endure and sleep deprivation can been unbearable. Wishing you a fresh start to your day and that you get some peace and quiet for you to feel better.6 -
Re: I just cried
Update: When I picked up my DW later that day, she saw me and jumped up and came over to me with a smile. The director there said she did great and when the director told my DW that she would see her…15 -
Re: 🤯😠😩😤🤬 Lost it today 😢
Wow welcome to the crap club. I know this sounds bad but thank you for so vividly sharing your rotten day, sometimes even with this wonderful forum I still feel so alone and to hear that I am not the…9 -
Re: Obsession with his cat
It’s normal, yes. And annoying. My husband does that with our aging shepherd. She was always more attached to him and if she’s not laying near him (she loves her spot upstairs) he starts fretting and…8 -
Re: Couldn’t Find the Toilet
I almost hate saying this, and don’t always agree with it. But, I think it’s a blessing sometimes that my DH is wheelchair bound. Isn’t that awful? But on the other hand - no falls, no wandering outs…8 -
Re: It’s finally happening. Placing hubby in MC
thank you all for your words of encouragement. Hoping next week will be it. I’m definitely not staying there. I want to just drop him off and leave and start the grieving process. Wishing you all a b…5 -
Couldn’t Find the Toilet
I’m thankful that I have had two nights of sleep and could cope with this. In the middle of the night it instantly reminded me of an old joke “he thought it was the WC but it was the cupboard” I didn…12 -
Re: Talking and doing things together
This is what I’m dealing with too. If I have something I want to share with my dh (AZ and aphasia), he can’t understand what I say so I’ve just given up. It’s too frustrating and sad. I just engage w…5 -
Re: I just cried
Do not feel guilty. You did not abandon her. You are giving yourself a day of rest and giving her the chance to socialize with others. It will be good for both of you.5 -
Re: I just cried
Sending hugs to you. The transitions are very hard. It seems that there is always a new reason for tears. You are caring for her and loving her. That is all we can do.5
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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