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Re: How long did your loved ones stay in stage 5, 6, and 7?
My DH aged 78 was diagnosed in June three years ago, some symptoms a year before that. Now he displays most of Tam Cumings DBAT behavioral characteristics for stage 6 and many but not all for stage 5…6 -
I just paid the deposit . . .
. . . on a MC apartment. Starting this process has cheered me up, even as it also fills me with dread, of the transition, the understanding that it will not be a thorough solution, of being lonely. B…7 -
Re: On the advice of my therapist
This discussion reinforces today's daily devotion in "Strength and Grace" (Guideposts). "Nothing is more comforting than baring your troubled soul to another human and having them say,…7 -
Re: Just need to vent
Agree with the above, you don't need to borrow trouble about how she'll react in the future. Just get her there right now and your brother's influence will hopefully fade. Don't take her to her house…6 -
Another MC Question
After a year in her second facility, my partner is both more settled and more progressed in her disease. She is having more sensory processing issues—sounds and sights don't make a lot of sense to he…12 -
On the advice of my therapist
I have a habit of minimizing or stuffing down feelings and emotions. My therapist has given me the assignment of telling someone about something I am struggling with. Not to look for a solution but a…14 -
Re: The Bright Side
Sitting with my husband. We could be looking at a "picture" book or watching TV. This was made possible by my learning that an acceptable dinner was a sandwhich and lunch could be cheese/cr…5 -
Re: Every moment seems to be a challenge
"How can you be so selfish when he is literally dying, his sense of self is slowly disintegrating. My mind is so pre-occupied with worry about what is coming next, what tasks I need to do to kee…6 -
Re: Every moment seems to be a challenge
To Tryingtodurvive: The feeling alone, missing the guy he used to be, is so hard. I'm not proud of this, so crass and materialistic, but sometimes I sing a song to myself, 'A thousand dollars a day, …6 -
Re: Every moment seems to be a challenge
What we as caregivers are going through is one of the most difficult times of our lives. I feel your pain for sure. I am so tired most of the time, angry, feeling like a maid/nurse/babysitter 24/7. A…8
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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