As a caregiver of my husband, a victim of a similar, though rarer disease, finding this site is the first time I can feel that I am not alone. All Alzheimer manifestations are found in Primary Progressive Aphasia, and all this site's contributors have expressed every emotion I have experienced. Reading their days' activities I hear my own being described, and my h eart goes out to all of you. It's not just that misery loves company,(and perhaps it might, sadly!) but the burden of not being able to share some of one's sorrows is so lonely. Those who love us both want to hear that we are happy and coping, and those that don't can't really care. Thank you all for sharing.

Welcome cookie. Glad to have you here. (you know what I mean)

Welcome, Cookie! If you don't mind sharing, what are the symptoms of PPA?

I looked PPA up under the Mayo Clinic. This was their definition:

Primary progressive aphasia is a rare neurological syndrome that impairs language capabilities. People with primary progressive aphasia may have trouble naming objects or may misuse word endings, verb tenses, conjunctions and pronouns.

Symptoms of primary progressive aphasia begin gradually, usually before the age of 65, and tend to worsen over time. People with primary progressive aphasia can become mute and may eventually lose the ability to understand written or spoken language.

Primary progressive aphasia is a type of frontotemporal dementia, a cluster of related disorders that all originate in the frontal or temporal lobes of the brain.

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My husband has aphasia with his AD. He can speak five words, and occasionally will parrot what you say, but not often. Most of what he says doesn't make sense, He's in Stage 6 of AD.

Cookie, we appreciate your joining us.

My husband has a weird form of Vascular Dementia (event driven and not stroke driven) and his aphasia is the worst symptom he has.

Welcome Cookie, you truly are no longer alone.