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Re: I’m Sorry
I'm sorry we scared you. I get it. It's a lot to learn while you're already managing things at home. I'll give you one small piece of advice that I hope will help. Compartmentalize. Pick one thing an…10 -
Re: The struggle with acceptance and clarity about dementia's effects on our lives
I know exactly how you feel! It’s the absence of connection. It’s their growing apathy. It’s that they don’t make sense. It’s that you can’t rely on them. It’s that they think they’re OK. It’s that y…7 -
Re: I'm new here and I want out...: (
I relate. It sounds like your husband might, like mine, have agnosognsia. https://www.agingcare.com/articles/anosognosia-dementia-patients-cant-recognize-impairment-210090.htm With Alzheimer’s they l…7 -
Re: Your PWD Can't Do Anything!
Iris, I usually read in the spouses forum and missed this post until I happened upon it today. I think I get the gist of what you're saying. Your observation really hits home about the difference bet…5 -
Re: Sleep Pattern
Just this week I posted how my DH has started sleeping more...10 hours at night then a two hour nap. I'm just letting him sleep as much as he wants. Selfishly it's easier for me to get things done ar…7 -
New here and trying to start vascular dementia discussions
Hello, I am FaustinaMary and am hoping to learn more from you. My loved parent is supposed as suffering from vascular dementia after an extended bout of rapid ventricular response. I am hoping to beg…5 -
Need to vent
we are early in this journey. We are both young and still working. DH is 60 and works as a salesman for building materials. He vents about his job every day and always has. His diagnosis a year ago w…7 -
Re: Done
Thank you, you’ve been a really big help to me. The P.A. In the neurologist office took me aside and left him in another room with another medical assistant. After about 30 minutes she came back with…5 -
Re: Sleep Pattern
Extended sleep just started recently. Today about 16 hours. I don't leave the house because of her mobility issues if she gets up. I don't know what to do with myself while she sleeps. Today at dinne…17 -
Re: I'm new here and I want out...: (
I was recently diagnosed with Dementia. Thank you to everyone for sharing. One of my biggest fears is my wife's well-being as we head into our 50 years of marriage. I read the accounts and shutter at…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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