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beginning this journey with my mother. feeling alone
Hi, I feel really alone. I am new to all of this. This is the first time I have gotten into this website. Will have my first support group meeting next week. My mother lives far from me and I believe…5 -
Re: ‘Me Time’ Confusion
I think all of us have conflicted feelings about leaving our loved ones in the care of someone else. Some of it is guilt for being "selfish". Some of it is the thought that no one else can …6 -
Re: ‘Me Time’ Confusion
Ditto. DH and I have always been joined at the hip and now, still going and doing everything we can together. He still enjoys his trips to run errands and I will not leave him behind. We have hired a…5 -
My DH has changed and I’m afraid
my DH just turned 70 but has been struggling with issues for awhile. He changes moods, is depressed and withdrawn, does not have healthy hygiene , smokes both pot and cigarettes , drinks a lot ( beer…9 -
Re: STAGE 8 - There is no other side of grief...
My first husband died of leukemia in 1999. There is no end. The first year was almost unbearable for me. I tried to eradicate it, hate it away, cry it away, pray and beg to anyone who would listen…bu…8 -
Re: STAGE 8 - There is no other side of grief...
Thanks— that helps to hear. This site has been so important to me to survive this whole journey— I don’t know where I’d be without all of you here.5 -
Re: ‘Me Time’ Confusion
Only you know you so don’t let others dictate something you’re not comfortable with. My DH and I also did everything together (I often wondered if we did too much together 🙂). But as he got worse th…9 -
Re: Atrophy of hands
My DW is now in Stage 7f. Over the years we tried PT and OT twice for loss of muscle control and balance issues. Getting her to do the exercises was difficult, PWD can't be "trained" t…8 -
Re: How many caregivers are keeping their spouses at home until the nightmare ends?
My 'plan" is to have my DW, age 49 with me until the end. I pray that can be so both financially, physically, and emotionally. Full on stage 4, we'll see.5 -
All the "firsts" at once
My DH passed September 27th 2025 and in November was his birthday. Our girls and I went to the cemetary and had cupcakes in his honor. Now there is 2 weeks till Thanksgiving, and 8 days after Thanksg…7
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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