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Every stage of this disease is heart breaking

My DH is not as far a long as some but it is so tough when you see each decline. He can still do most of his ADLs but showering needs some assistance. His memory has been better than declining executive function, mobility, hearing, vision, fine motor and comprehension. He has recently forgotten what we just talked about, just a few minutes earlier. He asks questions that were recently answered. He can still pour a bowl of cereal and make a sandwich but I asked him to open a pot top can of soup last night. He was able to do it but when I told him to pour it in the cup I watched him pick up the empty cup and try to pour it in the full can of soup. He realized it wasn't working so he tried pouring the soup from the can into the cup and i handed him a spoon to scrape out the rest of the soup. He was going to use the handle end of the spoon to clean the can.... He is still continent for now but that's changing too. We went to lunch yesterday and had a quick stop before the restaurant. He went before we left, had to use the car urinal before going in to the store, barely got back to the car urinal before dribbling a bit on his jeans. He had to get to the restaurant bathroom before we could be seated. I can see his abilities quickly fading, memory now being affected and incontinence right around the corner. Every stage of this awful disease hurts!!!

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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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