Attention extex.
Dear extex, I just read a post you made saying your DW is mid/late stage 7. So is my mom. I hope you don’t mind if I ask questions about your DW. I’m having a hard time emotionally these days. It’s soul crushing watching my mother in this stage. She looks at me as if to say, please get me out of here, meaning that I feel like she’s asking me to set her free from a feeling of being trapped in her body. I’m not referring to ending her life. It’s hard to explain it. My heart goes out to you and your beautiful wife. I hope she can still give you a kiss. Dad will ask for a kiss and she will pucker up and makes duck lips. It makes him extremely happy. The “little things” like that bring such joy. I hope you and your wife can still have those special little moments. You are both in my heart & my prayers today!
Sincerely,
abc123Commonly 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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