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Re: general anxiety
You are heard. Anxiety is my ever constant companion now. There is no experience in my 74 years of this life that has been more challenging than having this dreaded disease take my DH slowly from me …9 -
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
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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