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Re: early onset dementia and memory care
I am a soon to be 60 year old man diagnosed with early onset dementia. In an effort to delay the progression I am taking various meds and play memory games and cards. I pray that my situation does no…13 -
Re: Hold it all in and Boom along comes red licorice
Thank you for this thread! I have everything and nothing to add. We just had our daily (sometimes twice daily, if I'm home at lunchtime) non-battle of the granola bars. Her geriatrics provider s…5 -
Re: A little tip about door locks
this reminds me of a story of when DW and I were flying during the middle stages. DW got up to use the toilet on the airplane as she has done dozens of times before. However she could not figure out …6 -
Re: Venting: I'm married to a teenager
You can no longer let him ‘go back for testing and samples’ by himself. He’s not capable of handling any part of a medical situation without guidance and input from you. Since you weren’t in the room…8 -
Re: A Trip
Glad you had a good experience. I am going on a trip with HWD in a week, even though I said I would never do it again since the last one was such a disaster. He is much worse now and very verbally ab…5 -
A little tip about door locks
The first time DH locked himself in the bathroom I realized that I don’t have keys to those locks or to the bedroom doors. I bought emergency key pins to open the push button locks. These worked for …9 -
Re: How many caregivers are keeping their spouses at home until the nightmare ends?
Sometimes you have no choice but to place your LO. I imagined I'd keep DH home. Then he started running away. And threatening me. He didn't know who I was or who our son was. It became dang…5 -
A Trip
I have to make a confession. I've been telling people here how difficult taking trips with my DW in Stage 5/6 have been and recommending not to do them. Then, the glutton for punishment I am, I …15 -
Re: Venting: I'm married to a teenager
If your DH has dementia, his brain isn't working right. Depending on what kind of dementia and what stage, you can expect memory loss, executive functioning (think of that as the ability to make…8 -
Re: 🤯😠😩😤🤬 Lost it today 😢
Oh, you are definitely a strong person. You're caregiving someone with dementia, the very definition of strength. Even strong people get bent low by hurricane-force winds, though. Big hugs.6
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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