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How to have patience and not start resenting your spouse.
Hi: My DW has had VD for 3 years and I'm the sole care giver. It's 24/7 year-round. Today she woke me screaming to come wipe her bottom. Yes, I have had to do many times, but to get woke up…16 -
Re: A Trip
Well…trip home was hard as well. I'm more worn out now and can't go to the steak house, but totally worth it. I gave her more anti-anxiety meds to help her on the way home, but she fought f…8 -
Re: How to have patience and not start resenting your spouse.
I do understand. My husband has VD also and it is very frustrating dealing with him, his changed personality and limitations 24/7. We don't have those bathroom issues yet but he is up and down m…12 -
Re: Unhappy Anniversary
I do still truly care but my feeling are not what they were or what I wish they were. I know exactly what you mean and feel the same way. I don't feel guilty about placing DW in MC, but those ar…5 -
Re: Unhappy Anniversary
I don't even mention anniversaries, birthdays, Christmas, or any special day it only depresses me and seams to confuses her. I can relate to you MontanagirlCA our marriage was great for the firs…6 -
Re: First Post
Welcome and so sorry you had to find “us”. Your future post raising kids has definitely been upended. Glad you were able to share your feelings here. None of this is fair and every journey is differe…5 -
Re: How to have patience and not start resenting your spouse.
I am the sole caregiver for my DH with AD. I understand - it’s so very hard to suppress your emotions day in and day out. I know the feeling of waking up from a deep sleep and it’s disturbing. This i…11 -
The Weight of Waiting
There’s a lot of weight on my shoulders. My DH is stage 6 of Alzheimers and I find myself weighed down, emotionally stuck in the waiting room of his life, our life, my life. Time is timeless. Its a s…28 -
Re: Useful tips and products
Last night, i was helping DH clean up , and despite my best efforts with hand washing, i realized that his skin still smelled of urine. Very frustrating, as i was using plenty of soap and a nail brus…6 -
Re: Just trying to stay alive through this nightmare
Big hug to you! We understand and feel your pain. Hope your husband can get the medication to calm his behavior. Although we know it's the disease, what we're faced with is reality and hard…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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