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Who Am I(1)

DH is in later stage.  I went to funeral home and contacted the cemetery yesterday.  DH is 65, diagnosed at age 55.  Although he had the evidence  couple of years before actual diagnosis.  Children grown, one child is in another state and the other child is in Berlin Germany.  I do not know what life is going to look like at the end of this.  I took out a blank piece of cardboard to indicate what life will look like.  I put words Father, Son, Holy Spirit, Me, Family, Friends, Neighbors, Church, and Dog.  Then on the outside I put things, like home, SUV, vacation.  I need to figure out how to reinstate those non living things into my life again.  DH is at home, 99% of the time.  Right now I am getting a 4 day respite.  Which is why my brain is blank.

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  • LaurenB
    LaurenB Member Posts: 211
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    I'm so sorry that you and your husband are going through this.  Hang in there and take care of yourself.
  • jfkoc
    jfkoc Member Posts: 3,878
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    It was not easy for me to reinstate. It came slowly. Some things came back but there were a lot of new as well. Some how the new was easier.

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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