I am 57 and my husband is 59. We have been married for 5 years.

I am 75 but will be 76 in December....Used to not pay attentiion to age but now after caregiving look every bit of my age.

Statistics: Ages of caregivers as of 10/27/08


40 - 4
50 -32
60 - 19
70 - 12
80 - 1

I'm also in that May/Dec. category.
This was from Kadee's most recent email: What are the age groups?

This is just the ages of the people who have replied under this post. Also, their ages now, not when first diagnosed.

40's - 2
50's -27
60's - 26
70's - 32
80's - 20

Updated: 10/25/08

Chris, You replied to "What are the Ages" which is the statistics for the spouses whom have dementia.
Evalena, is correct I only keep track of those who wish to reply to the post. There could be others.
On 10/25/08 my last update there were 20 spouses in their 80's.

I'm 78. My husband will be 89 in 2 months.

Statistics: Ages of caregivers as of 10/29/08


40 - 4
50 -32
60 - 20
70 - 13
80 - 1

bluedaze, I am including both. Doesn't matter whether you are hands on, you are still a caregiver in my eyes. Hugs, to all caregiver's

Statistics: Ages of caregivers as of 10/30/08


40 - 5
50 -32
60 - 20
70 - 13
80 - 1

I am 46.

40-6
50-32
60-20
70-13
80-1

New here - thank you for allowing me to become a member :)

Husband 71
I'm 66
Married 47 years

Welcome Bar-bra, I am sorry you need to join us, however, you will find everyone here kind, helpful & non-judgmental. My husband has Frontal Temporal Dementia (FTD) he is 57 years old, started showing signs of dementia at 52.
Others will be along shortly to welcome you. Please feel free to post anytime.

welcone jaydee-I am sorry to see so many young new members. We should be in our prime and enjoying what we have worked so hard for.

Statistics: Ages of caregivers as of 11/4/08

40 - 6
50 -33
60 - 21
70 - 13
80 - 1

Welcome Jaydee, Sorry you need to join us, however, you will find everyone kind & helpful. Post again anytime.

Welcome Bar-bra and Jaydee!! the need to find support groups like this one seems evermore present. Glad you ladies found the site and joined.tell us more when you can. divvi

Hi This is my first attempt to write but have been reading the blogs and message board for this past year. I turn 82 years old today Nov. 6 and my wife will turn 83 on Christmas day. She was diagnosed Dementia with lewy bodies 3 years ago. I am the sole caregiver.

Bill, welcome, and Happy Birthday. I am 77 and my wife is 78. She is in stage 6 of AD. It's tough to be the sole caregiver (as I, also, am). Be sure and look for respite times. I take my wife to an Adult Day center 3 mornings a week so I can get some exercise and do some shopping, haircut, etc.

Statistics: Ages of caregivers as of 11/6/08

40 - 6
50 -33
60 - 21
70 - 13
80 - 2

Hi Bill,

What a great birthday present you gave to yourself (and to us) by joining us officially!! Happy Birthday to you!!!...and welcome.

Happy Birthday, Bill. Welcome to the club

My age is 61 - have been a caregiver since I was 55.

Ok, Kadee I thought I had replied to this post, a while back. So if my tired eyes are not playing tricks on me, I haven't. But you may want to check just in case so I don't get counted twice. Rk



I am 48..... Dh just turned 54

Rk, You posted on the spouse ages, however, not caregiver's.

Statistics: Ages of caregivers as of 11/11/08

40 - 8
50 -33
60 - 22
70 - 13
80 - 2

Well, hi there, MMarshall! Welcome to our little family.

Normally, Joan herself would pop by to welcome you personally, but we have just given her a very firm lecture on the need to rest a bit, and she had BETTER BE BEHAVING. (Ahem. I'm keeping an eye on you, Joan!) Besides, she's supposed to be working on a series of special blogs about the holidays. So I shall try to fill in for her:

Be sure to check the home page - www.thealzheimerspouse.com- look on the left side - there are many topics filled with information. Joan always suggests that newcomers to the site read "Newly Diagnosed/New to this website" first, and then check out "Understanding the Dementia Experience". When you get a chance, scroll through the "previous blogs. I'm sure you'll find many topics you can relate to.

Information on the home page is updated frequently with new blogs, news and/or information updates, so many of us check there every day.

You can search for topics of interest, using the "search" button at the top of the page. Enter a key word that might be found in the title of the thread (click on the "topic" button) or in the posts (click on "comments") Note: this particular site will pull up any comments that have the key word anywhere in the post, even if it's part of a longer word, so you can enter, for example, "myoclon" and pull up posts that mention myoclonus and myoclonic jerks.

You can start a new thread by clicking on the "start a new discussion" link in the upper left-hand corner.

There are also a couple of other fun threads where we hope you'll post -- "What are the Age Groups?" (for the AD spouses), and "Where are you from?"

Another great thread you'll want to be sure to read is "Caregiver Tips - Things I wish someone had told me back in Stage 2-3"

The people here are wonderful. Let us know what we can do to help you.