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My Sweetheart never stops surprising me!

charley0419
charley0419 Member Posts: 385
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whent to dinner with friends last night talking about our aches and pains so out of the blue she says “ I have dimentia and forget things” and then our friend says we all forget , I look at her and said that’s first time you’ve talked about it I’m proud of you. She smiled and we had dinner.

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  • forbarbara
    forbarbara Member Posts: 187
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    So much packed into that one little sentence! Hold on to that memory.
    Thanks for sharing it with us.

  • SusanB-dil
    SusanB-dil Member Posts: 1,203
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    Wow, charley, that is something!

    Wonder if she will remain one of the few who does not have anosognosia. Mom does not, MIL does.

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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