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Re: You Might Be A Caregiver If...
OMG I need this thread today!! New to using the discussions for some insight and validation that I am not crazy!! Thank you one and all!!😊5 -
Re: Keeping a loved one at home vs nursing care
My plan is to keep DW at home as long as I can. She also has EOAD and we are now in year 3 after diagnoses. There are good days and very hard days. We tried daycare but was unsuccessful. I will start…5 -
Re: Just as my DH is forgetting who I am, I am also forgetting who he is.
New here. First comment! I've had moments when I cried myself to sleep because I can't remember my sweet DH before this disease. I told my daughter how heartbreaking it felt since he was my…6 -
Re: Scared
Just wanted to say…anger is a very real and valid emotion. I still struggle with my anger every day. So much has been taken from you and now you have to navigate life for two on your own. Very hard t…5 -
Re: What next?
I just recently lost my wife after a UTI and a hospital stay. She was refusing to eat and after 3 days in the hospital a wise doctor recommended hospice. It was a shock to my son and I but he was rig…6 -
Re: What do you to talk about with your LOs?
Oh boy, do I know the feeling. My DW has aphasia and her interest in talking has not abated in the slightest, despite her inability to get a real sentence out. It is exhausting. I don't know wha…11 -
Re: Tired and Sad
Hi Biggles! I think, like you, the lack of sleep is the thing I have the hardest time with. When running on adrenaline, there is little left for patience or tenderness. I find myself short, angry, te…6 -
Re: I Want To Live With Someone Else
My DH (who rarely speaks) said today that I am awfully bossy for a cleaning lady, shook his head and then said "And I pay for this?". 😄10 -
Re: What next?
Please call for a hospice evaluation. You don’t need a doctor for this; you can do it yourself. It sounds to me like your DW would definitely qualify, and you will get some much-needed help and guida…10 -
Re: What do you to talk about with your LOs?
This is a horrible disease it’s exhausting and feels never ending and with the care you are giving, you are becoming a superhuman. Be gentle and kind with your words and your talk. Your DH can no lon…11
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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