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Can’t believe it

Whyzit2
Whyzit2 Member Posts: 60
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DH took a shower today without being asked cajoled etc etc etc. It has been at least 2years since this has happened. I am happily dumbfounded. I complimented him and he replied “It doesn’t take much to make you happy does it?” I answered Yes, it doesn’t take much.
Praise the Lord!

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  • easy23
    easy23 Member Posts: 212
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    What a nice surprise! My DH decided that he needed a bath the other night. All went well until it was time to get out of the tub. He couldn't do it! It took 1/2 hour of yelling, pushing and pulling to eventually get him out!

  • White Crane
    White Crane Member Posts: 877
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    that was definitely a nice surprise.

  • M1
    M1 Member Posts: 6,788
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    Would make me happy too….!

  • CampCarol
    CampCarol Member Posts: 80
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    Wow, I just had the shower discussion with my DH (to no avail) 5 minutes prior to walking in here to read the boards today. I'm happy to know there's still hope for us, take the win and enjoy! :-)

  • annie51
    annie51 Member Posts: 153
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    Celebrate those little blessings!

  • Shelly / Texas
    Shelly / Texas Member Posts: 19
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    Congrats! Shower days are happy days!

  • SDianeL
    SDianeL Member Posts: 967
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    awesome! I got my husband to shower 2x a week by setting Sun & Wed as “our” shower days. I would get everything ready for him (washcloth, towel, body wash, razor, denture cleaner etc) and tell him his shower is ready. I put his clean clothes on the bed and once he was in the shower I gathered his dirty ones. It worked! I got the idea from the book “The 36 Hour Day” which explained why they don’t want to shower.

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DH = Dear Husband
DW= Dear Wife, Darling Wife
LO = Loved One
ES = Early Stage
EO = Early Onset
FTD = Frontotemporal Dementia
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MC = Memory Care
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