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Re: DH in MC 3 days now...
I am at the beginning of the MC journey as well. My thread is in the Caring for a Parent section titled "First visit to Mom in MC - I survived!" We're now one month in, and things have…5 -
I Want To Live With Someone Else
My spouse with nearly complete aphasia has managed to pull out that full sentence for a couple of weeks now. She is soooooo sick of me being her caregiver. I now represent the person controlling her …12 -
Re: I Want To Live With Someone Else
I told my friend that my DW said she wants to live with someone else and my friend asked, “Did you say, ‘Me too’?” Thank God for good friends.13 -
Early in journey and feel it is progressing faster than expected
My wife has been diagnosed with early stage Alzheimer’s. She is on Leqembi infusions (7 complete), aricept but feel she is progressing. She is still working part time at Trader Joe’s and they are so …7 -
Re: You Might Be A Caregiver If...
ir if, while she was still driving, you tell her to turn right & she starts turning left, or you tell her to turn left & she starts turning right, you are GOING TO BE a caregiver6 -
Re: You Might Be A Caregiver If...
When your DH (70) calls you (64) at work and is ecstatic that you're pregnant! Prescription meds were delivered to the house and he thought my meds were for pregnancy!7 -
Re: I am so scared
I am so sorry to know that you are beginning to feel the head winds. I wish I could lie and tell you it won't be brutal, but it will be.💔 On my dad's death bed, my sibling and I were also …9 -
Re: Memory Care Week 1
I’m so happy to hear that things are working out for both of you. Thank you so much for sharing your experience, it gives me hope. My husband was just diagnosed on 8/14/25, probably late stage 4. I k…5 -
Re: Scared
Oh, so young. I’m so sorry you are here. But, welcome to this amazing group of kind people. Like @SDianeL says, legal counsel and documents first. Knowledge is power, the more you learn about this dr…7 -
Re: You Might Be A Caregiver If...
When my DW was in MC, I brought her a latte in a thermos every morning (she loved coffee and wine). One morning I showed up with her coffee and she nonchalantly told me: "I have other men, but I…13
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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