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Guilt and Grief
My wife of 47 years died from Alzheimer’s in July 2025 on her 75th birthday. I was her only caregiver for the past 10 years. During the last 12 months or more of her life I prayed and asked others to pray for me to have more patience and understanding of her affliction. I knew at times I was being impatient and knew it was…
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Hospice at home?
mom has Alzheimer’s, stage four or five. Her husband of 71 years is now going into hospice. We are debating on whether to bring him home so she can spend time with him or placing him in a hospice facility. My fear is that my mom will not remember what is going on and having him here will be harder on her than if we had to…
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Alzheimer/Dementia and Emergency Care
I just wanted to offer up a watchout regarding taking a loved one with AD to the emergency room. I have now experienced this personally and heard similar reports from others. The medical community does wonderful things to treat health issues. However, there is a huge gap in what they can do for persons with AD and the…
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Take Them With You…
I saw this today and really needed it. I went somewhere today by myself and carried Lonny with me in my heart. 💜
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Processing The Grief
My dear wife left us three weeks ago after her eight year battle with this evil disease. I have been her primary caregiver throughout, supported most recently by a couple of caregivers for several hours each day. The family and friends were there for us at the end and for the week or so after the funeral. They all must go…
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Looking for someone to help me launch Support Grouo.
I am the Pastor/Chaplain for Holbrook Acworth. I am looking for someone to help me facilitate a monthly support group at our location.
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Guilt and Regret
My wife passed away 8 months ago, and I was taking care of her 24/7. It was getting difficult, sometimes I lost patience and was abusive to her - other than the grief that I'm still going through for someone who I loved so much, how do I handle the guilt and regret that I feel at times? It was getting really tough at the…
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My Heart Will Go On..
I lost my husband and soulmate to Alzheimer’s one year ago today. It’s been a rough day. I miss him so much it hurts. I'm thankful for the beautiful memories we made. Love you LonHo! 🙏💜 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A3QAqZQYLIQ Every night in my dreams I see you, I feel you That is how I know you go on Far across the…
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Dream last night….
I haven’t dreamt since 2023 when I was diagnosed with aggressive cancer and had no choice but to place my husband Lonny in Memory Care so I could get treatment. He passed last August 12. Last night I dreamt that I was on a trip and was desperately trying to get back to him. I couldn’t find my luggage or find my way back to…
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Lost My Sister June 25, 2025
My sister finally went home to the Lord on June 25, 2025 after a valiant battle with this insidious disease for at least five years, likely more. She would have been 60 on July 17. We had thought about having her memorial on her 60th birthday, but couldn't quite get it together. So the memorial is July 30, just a few days…
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I am just so sad
My DH passed from Alzheimer's on June 17th. We were together for 36 years, most of it very good. I just can't stand the grief. How can someone who was so vibrant simply cease to be? How can I live the rest of my life without him? My mind knows that time will help, but right now it is so hard. This forum has been so helpful…
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Next?
Mom has a brain hemorrhage and is in critical condition at a local hospital. She is going to die before my dad. He has step 7 vascular dementia and he will accept the fact that Mom died? Geeze, both parents with life threatening conditions. I'm medical POA and need to make the ultimate decision. This is so hard.
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Dad with dementia survives mom
Mom had a massive brain hemorrhage and as medical POA, I had the difficult decision to take her off life support after 3 days in a coma. She passed 2 days later. Funeral was on the 19th. Now I'm focusing on taking care of Dad as he has late stage vascular dementia. We were supposed to plan for Dad to pass first but then…
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Loss of spouse/significant other bereavement group
Unfortunately, there was no interest in the group so it no longer exists.
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Four months
It has been four months since Mom died. I find myself feeling I should call her, I should be going to the AL to see her. By that I mean that I feel guilty that I’m not doing those things any more. It’s not exactly that I miss doing them- it wasn’t as if mom was capable ( for several years) of being someone to carry on a…
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Struggling in Stage 8
my DH Lonny passed last August. I miss him so much it hurts. While I expected the mental pain I didn’t expect the physical reaction every time I think of him. I’ve been doing things to honor his memory. I moved in with my daughter and son-in-law but I feel alone. I don’t have any friends nearby and family is so busy. My…
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One year to the day
Well, here we are. It's hard to believe that it's been exactly one year since my sister passed away due to "complications of clinically diagnosed Alzheimer's disease", as is stated on her death certificate. In some ways it still doesn't feel real, even though it very much is. I've been reflective today. The other two core…
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Grief after loss of mom with Alzheimer’s
Hi there, new to the support forum and hoping I can find any whom are dealing with the grief of losing a mom to Alzheimer’s. I was her sole caregiver for nearly 7-10 years. I’m hoping there’s some other Alzheimer’s daughters out there. How do you handle the combined grief, trauma from caregiving and near debilitating fear…
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Medical Marijuana: Anyone w/ experience?
I've been on the regular caregiver's board, but likely should have been here. I'm a 69-year-old man.. My Mom was 91. I was her primary caregiver for two years. She passed two days ago. My heart literally hurts. It's the dull hurt one has during extreme sadness, located just a little left of the center of the chest. She was…
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ho perso mia moglie a causa della sindrome Alzheimer/Corpi di Lewy.
Salve sono stato il marito di Margherita, la mia bellissima moglie, giovane intraprendente e amatissima compagna. Dopo alcuni anni di questa malattia incredibile lei se ne è andata lasciandomi solo con due figlie, Alice e Valentina, già grandi. Ma la sua assenza è incolmabile, per me e per loro anche se stanno reagendo…
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Day 10
Day 10. Doing laundry. I tried to sort the clothes and came to the black sweater I wore to the visitation and funeral. I can still smell the scents of the people who hugged me and showed me such love. I held it close and cried like a baby. Then I carefully folded it and put it away unwashed. It seems that now that the…
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processing/ grief support, not lots of people to relate to
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Worst Week of My Life-Rant
This has been the worst week of my life. DH died Tuesday night. That was understandably difficult, but bearable. Wednesday, my car started making a loud noise when I apply the brakes. Thursday I cleaned out his room at the ALF. It was very emotionally difficult. Thursday night the motherboard in my furnace failed. Living…
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How to get through the holidays
My father passed away from Alzheimer's in July. It's been a rough month since Thanksgiving. I miss having my father around espically around the holidays.
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Almost 4 weeks and Christmas
Is there anyone else here just trying to make it through Christmas? I will be so glad when Saturday gets here and the second of two celebrations is done. It’s almost 4 weeks since Mom passed. Every day I made a list of what to do and I might get 1/3rd of it done. November was spent watching Mom pass so I was way behind on…
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It’s been a week
7 days since Mom passed away. The graveside service for her and my step-dad isn’t for another six days. I wish it was later today ( it’s 12:47AM). I feel I need it to happen for ‘closure’. My siblings aren’t coming. I don’t think any of my step-siblings will either. Honestly, I don’t care if anyone comes. I just want it…
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Hope we can make this board more active
Hello, fellow travelers. DH left this world one month ago, and I am struggling. Both the speed of his departure (seven weeks from first hospital admission to death) and the unexpectedness of it (just over three years since diagnosis) have really leveled me. I have heard from other members of speedy departures after…
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Honor those who passed away from Alzheimer's
I want to tell my mother's story about the 12 years she suffered with Alzheimer's. I am in a legal battle with family who all turned their backs on my mother when she needed them the most, all they care about is the inheritance. My mother and I made an verbal agreement 13 years ago that if I moved in to care for her till…
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Making my list, checking it twice
Ok, I should probably be thinking kinder thoughts, but I am starting to get mad. It’s been eight and a half weeks since DH died. The first four or five were pretty busy — memorial service to plan, pension and bank and finances to deal with, etc. Now that all of that has settled a bit, it is deathly quiet. Nobody seems to…