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Mom is transitioning
I never saw someone I loved so dearly suffer like my Mom. It's all in God's hands now. I am so tired.5 -
Re: Just need to talk to my friends (211)
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Re: 🤯😠😩😤🤬 Lost it today 😢
All of the above! Welcome to the club, you’re in good company here! There is an inverse relationship between exhaustion and patience. Be kind to your self- very important ! Know you are not alone- se…5 -
Re: Feeling so Sad
I’m so sorry that you are in this predicament. I remember being right where you are at back in March of 2023. I continued to tell my DW everything that I did or we did throughout the days even though…6 -
Re: 🤯😠😩😤🤬 Lost it today 😢
I have to remind myself over and over that the behavior is caused by a disease. My DH says all sorts of horrible things and calls me the "b" word. I know that I have to be the grown-up and …8 -
Re: I just cried
Thank you for sharing this. Please let us know how it goes. Hopefully the people at daycare are skilled professionals and have the skills to help DW adapt. I had a similar experience but it became mu…5 -
Memory Care Day 1
Today I took my DH to MC. Such a hard decision to make and a hard, hard thing to actually do. The staff was wonderfully welcoming, giving him big hugs, making him feel valued. I got an update this af…14 -
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
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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