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Re: Fidget and Anxiety Reducing Toys
My DH is also stage 6 and needed things to occupy his time. I was a little skeptical if anything would work but thought it was worth a try. I bought a dozen bright colored towels from Amazon and put …8 -
I need a hug please
So today is our Wedding Anniversary and he wants a divorce again. I didn’t say anything cause he’s been tormenting me since I woke up. It hurts cause I asked him if he’d like to go away for one night…9 -
Re: How to take away responsibilities
I had an easier time of it as DH nearly lost us $30,000 and access to our investent account before I snapped to what was happening. At that point, i told him that I was changing all our accounts to b…5 -
Re: Steady decline …
Sounds so familiar. We went out to eat today and before we left the restaurant I asked if he needed to go to the restroom. He said no. We barely got to the car and he was squirming in his seat and re…5 -
Re: Taking advantage of not remembering
Before Alzheimer’s my husband hated leftovers so I always had to fix small amounts of food so there wouldn’t be any leftovers. Now I can fix a large amount of whatever we’re having and serve it for s…5 -
Re: Grieving
Oh, anng. I'm so sorry. We understand. It's such a constant heartbreak. I don't get called the b-word, but my DW spends a lot of time letting me know she's not happy with what I&#…5 -
Re: Meeting with friends?
If you are close enough maybe try a short visit to see how it goes w your DW and friend. I bet his wife would love to visit with someone who understands. So many friends and family disappear as demen…5 -
Re: Family support when overwhelmed
That is indeed a lovely and loving testament to how you raised your children. Your family is an inspiration.5 -
Re: The Clock Stopped
DH is mostly unable to use the remote and comes to me to help. I did buy a universal remote that lets you program only a limited number of channels….it is called Simpl by OneClick…..go to Simpl.com o…5 -
Family support when overwhelmed
As nearly every caretakers knows it is easy to become overwhelmed. At my advanced aged, I had gotten to the point of considering both of us going into Assisted Living. Our 5 kids had already been dis…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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