I am 44 and my husband is 53. New to posting on here, but have been lurking for a while now. Don't know where I'd be sometimes without this web site. Many heart-felt thanks to members and Joan.
bluedaze, The only one who responded on this post was frustratedspouse she is 39. I know Kelly & Karie are both in their 30's, however, they have not replied.
Thankyou. When ever I feel depressed about not having our golden years I think about these poor kids who haven't even had the middle years. No chance to even begin to save for the future. Don't know how they cope with toddlers and husbands in diapers.
bluedaze, I know what you mean, I don't feel near as sorry for myself as I did in the past. I thought my husband was young at 52 when memory problems appeared, however, my kids were adults by that time. I admire these ladies beyond belief that they are dealing with toddlers, young children & a husband in diapers or about to be. I don't think I could have done it.
I'm not sure I ever actually posted our ages to this "official" thread, so for the record, I'm 81 and my AD wife is 83 since our birthdays this past week.
They say only 5% is EOAD. But no one says how many of the spouses are older but the caregiver spouses are younger than 65. There seem to be a great many younger spouses caring for older ones here - usually in second marriages. I often wonder if the older husbands were dumped by their first wives - or left them - because AZ was beginning to encroach on their relationships...
FTD tends to strike younger patients than AD, with onset usually around 53 years old. Even though FTD is often misdiagnosed as EOAD, statistics still show 1.6 cases of FTD for every 1 case of AD in people between 45 and 65 years of age.