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Re: Snacking problem
Eating can make dramatic swings both in quantity and quality. My dear wife demonstrated wide swings. I did keep things secured or out of reach only to prevent her making herself sick, but I gave her …6 -
Our 1st day
My wife (65) had lab work done recently and today the results were posted to her account that the lab work indicated that she has Alzheimer’s and we received a referral for a PET scan that is needed …10 -
Re: Snacking problem
No, my DH has the opposite problem, not eating enough. Or, chewing the food then spitting it out. There are people on here who have way more experience with eating challenges, but one thing I do know…6 -
Re: Her Sun Has Risen...
WE on this forum acknowledge and honor the love and care that you gave your mom. She and your dad would be hugely proud of you. Many of us who are primary caregivers/POAs understand the lonely road i…7 -
Re: Continual Grief: I Miss My Mom
It's hard. The body is still there, but we're grieving the loss of the person they were. We have ambiguous grief—we're grieving, but our grief doesn't come with finality or healin…5 -
Respite
As my DW keeps moving more into Stage 6, I've been thinking about how I have fought to get respite this past year and how much I am changed by it…in the best ways. I retired early, after crashin…16 -
Re: Stages
Welcome to this forum. So sorry you have to be here though. Dementia is a general term for a group of symptoms that affect memory, thinking, and social abilities severely enough to interfere with dai…5 -
Re: Take a cruise?
The thing that I would consider is are you going to be willing (and able) to cut the trip short wherever you are? IMO he is not very compliant if he wont use a wheelchair. I would be concerned that h…8 -
How To Find Purpose Again?
I knew where the path ended, the outcome never in doubt, but after so many years with my purpose being to care for my dear wife how do I find any purpose in going on? After 60 years together, with th…5 -
Re: When the marriage was not good.
Thank you for starting this thread. I feel the same way. My wife (40 years) has mid stage dementia and she has no interest in acknowledging it. I spend all my time making sure she's fed and cont…9
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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