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A Wise Answer

White Crane
White Crane Member Posts: 854
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DH is obsessed with his age...82 and the fact that he can't drive anymore.  He has a litany that he repeats time after time during the day.  It goes something like this:  " I don't drive a car.  I don't ride a bike.  I can't go for a walk by myself.  I'm 82 years old!"  Sometimes I get tired of hearing it!  Yesterday though, for some reason I asked him what he would do if he could do anything he wanted.  He thought for a few minutes.  His answer surprised and touched me.  "I would be able to accept it and not get so frazzled."  That really touched my heart.

Brenda

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  • Ed1937
    Ed1937 Member Posts: 5,084
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    What a great answer! He knows it would be easier if he could accept it. I always knew acceptance was huge for caregivers, but I never even thought about it for the PWD.
  • M1
    M1 Member Posts: 6,726
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    Wow Brenda.  One of those flashes of insight......I can just imagine how you felt.
  • Mint
    Mint Member Posts: 2,680
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    Thank you for sharing this Brenda.

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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