It has been quite a week!  Even with all the technology problems, this website has met and exceeded my expectations. A heartfelt thank you to all my new “spouse” friends, your support, and your patience as I pathetically navigate my way through technology . (Message board note: when it asks for the web address, it is messageboards.thealzheimerspouse.com) To those of you who are visiting for the first time, keep reading and scrolling down – previous blogs are on this Home Page.

I was sure there was need for “spouse only” issues, and based upon the feedback I have received, I was correct. We are all feeling the same emotions, but have never had a “comfort zone” where we could discuss them. This is the place.

Please note that these are some of the upcoming topics I am working on:

• In depth look at loneliness
• Sex and Intimacy
• Anger
• Sadness
• Acceptance
• Asking for Help

As for the links to the left, the Home Page, Relationship repair, Message Boards, and E-mail, are in working order. I am in the process of writing about memory techniques; I have collected some humorous anecdotes; I am looking for books on Alzheimer’s and the spousal relationship to read, but as you know, they are few and far between; and my husband, Sid, has agreed to try to express his feelings and perceptions with my guided questions. For this week, while my son (technology advisor) is on his honeymoon, I will not add those links – I am too afraid of messing up the website and making it unusable. I will put new information right into the blog – Be sure that when Joel returns, the links will be operational, so information will be much more organized.

TODAY’S HUMOR

From Dolores..... I asked my 74 year old husband of 31 years how old I was. He answered "31". This 58 year old said "That's right". 

From Joan – We went out to dinner with my oldest and dearest friend and her husband. My friend and I are 58; her husband is 71. He does NOT have AD or dementia, but he never remembers that he repeats the same story to the same person many times over. Well, we’re all sitting in the restaurant, and my friend’s husband starts telling Sid a story he had told him the day before. My friend started to stop her husband, when I leaned over and said – “Don’t bother. Sid will never remember he heard the story.” So L. can tell his stories over and over again to Sid, who will think he’s hearing it for the first time, and both of them will be happy.

From Joan – TV executives have nothing to fear concerning summer reruns in my house. Sid can watch the same rerun three weeks in a row, and thoroughly enjoy it, because he never remembers he saw it!