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Re: What do you to talk about with your LOs?
Back to the original post. I know the feeling. I forget and try to tell him something he'll say who what where they doing exactly so forth. By the time I'm finished he's frustrated and…6 -
Re: What do you to talk about with your LOs?
I get it. My situation is a bit different and not 24/7 ( I can’t even imagine). If I tell mom I’ve been working in my garden, she gets upset because she used to love gardening, but she can’t now ( my…6 -
What do you to talk about with your LOs?
My DH with Alz is in late stage 4, perhaps early stage 5. Most days he's still quite independent in caring for himself and doing household chores. The problem I'm having is that chatting wi…6 -
Re: general anxiety
Hi Nantucket. I agree with Wigo that each of our experiences are going to be different, yet each of us is on a terrible journey to see that our LO’s are cared for until the end. Your primary job is t…7 -
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
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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