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Re: I feel myself withdrawing emotionally
Totally feel that. Pauline Boss has a couple of excellent books on her research dealing with Ambiguous Grief- that sense of loss and the feelings of guilt, shame, anger and yearning when someone we l…8 -
Re: Medicaid and Nursing Homes: Not Political: Just Necessary to Speak Our
Where I live, able-bodied adults have never had Medicaid. Only elderly, disabled, or children qualify. The idea that the cuts are to exclude loafers is a smokescreen put out by a person who is beggin…13 -
Re: Alzheimer’s research comments by RFKJr
I would not trust anything RFK JR says.8 -
Re: Alzheimer’s research comments by RFKJr
Should we believe someone who swims in polluted creeks with his grandkids, was a heroin addict for 16 years, has a brain worm, and eats road kill?10 -
Re: Alzheimer’s research comments by RFKJr
The man has no credibility nor medical training.10 -
Re: Just an observation
We don't understand memory. A caterpillar weaves a cocoon, turns into a liquid, reassembles itself as a butterfly, and remembers things it learned as a caterpillar. Go figure.5 -
Re: From NPR: A piece on "Caregiver Identity Theory"
https://alzconnected.org/discussion/72682/from-npr-a-piece-on-caregiver-identity-theory This in particular resonated with me “You might feel tired but restless, unable to enjoy old pleasures, lonely …5 -
Re: Soo mad
I always tell someone the following: If you can do a better job you can take over all of the care.9 -
Re: I feel myself withdrawing emotionally
I can relate! DH is 61 and I at 55 and still working. DH is still independent but I do need to keep an eye out so he doesn’t ruin stuff. (Diesel in the lawn mower😬) we have been married 37 years thi…5 -
Re: I feel myself withdrawing emotionally
Over the years I watched couples in restaurants eating together, but not talking to each other. Now that’s us a lot of the time. It’s lonely.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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