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Sharing a tip to get DW to change clothes
DW is early stage 6. For the past few months it has been a struggle / conflict to get her to change her clothes. I have found something that seems to work (for now) and would like to share. If I tell…6 -
Goodbye
My cancer has progressed to stage 4. I have stopped treatment. As this forum told me, I can’t care for my DW with the side effects of chemo. I’ve entered hospice. After an aborted attempt to move int…40 -
Re: The Good , the Bad , and the Ugly of late stage 7
DW has been stage 7 for over 5 years . She is 71 and very healthy for a person with no cognitive functioning. Not on hospice . Weight is steady Has to be hand fed and has no reaction to people. She l…5 -
Re: It’s finally happening. Placing hubby in MC
@Katcat Mom packed up dad's stuff while he napped, and I took it over to the MCF for her and set the room up ahead of time. Since we used a similar fiblet— taking dad to a new doctor to "ma…5 -
Re: I just had to ask how much time he has left
I would discuss this information with your adult children. I keep mine in the loop about DH. Sometimes it feels like a doom and gloom conversation which I hate but I don’t want them to ever feel like…5 -
Re: Trying to self stage DH
I too thought understanding what "stage" my dear wife was in would be helpful. And then I learned that each person is different and fluctuates between stages often. To me the values of the …5 -
Trying to self stage DH
I have gotten some wonderful words of encouragement and great information on staging from you and I so appreciate it!!! I still have a question though. I read the stages and see some things in one ca…6 -
Re: Just Sad
“Made me feel like I was a terrible person because I got frustrated. 24 hours a day, 7 days a week is a LOT of time to act like a saint!” Boy does this resonate! Newsflash—I am not a saint. I promise…6 -
Re: Just Sad
I don't often share my poems outside my immediate family because I use poems as a way of opening up my feelings. I have done this for years for my dear wife and other family members but today, a…7 -
Re: Just Sad
One of the things that made my sadness worse was when I would watch videos or read books about caregiving and they would say things like, "stay calm (frustration makes them worse), don't ge…5
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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