The niggling things that add up
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OMG-Designated frontal lobe. I'm going to laugh about that one for a long time.
I'm so scatterbrained with worry and doing and trying and crying that I'm amazed I get anything done at all, but somehow still do. I don't know how I possibly will when Stage 6 takes its firmer hold on my DW and have no idea how you all manage it either. It definitely helps having this space to share the struggle.
Hang in there everyone!
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I'm a dog lover so I would try to hang on to the dog if you can. I have my dog as well as my mom's little dog. She was never house trained correctly so she is peeing all over the house. I can never catch her in the act. She's a smart little dog so if I could catch her I could train her. I'll keep her and my mom until it's time for the dog to go and bury them together. My plan anyway.
We are always on edge, always waiting for a call, day or night and most calls seem to come at 2AM from MC so we know those calls will come sooner or later. My biggest fear as my DW has osteoporosis so even a small fall can be devastating. She's fallen twice so far at MC but no serious damage so far. I really don't want to see that happen and the pain that would be involved for her.
I also have to have the oil changed. :)3
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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