I was just wondering if there is anyone here that has to work and take care of husband with AD at the same time and place. I run a in home day care and my dh is here and it is like having another kid who is too big to handle.
Welcome to my website. If you would like to tell us a little about yourself and your situation, you can post under "Welcome New Members", which is at the top of the message board.
In answer to your question -Yes, yes, yes, there are many here who are working and some who are working and have children at home. They will be along to answer you soon. Since you work and run a day care, I am guessing that your husband has EOAD (Early Onset Alzheimer's Disease - before age 65).
Please be sure to log onto the home page - www.thealzheimerspouse.com- there are many resources there. I always suggest starting with "Newly Diagnosed/New Member", and if you and your spouse are younger, click on the EOAD section. "Understanding the Dementia Experience " is excellent. And be sure to click on my "previous blogs". You will be able to relate to many of the topics.
Since we are all spouses, we understand and support one another as no one else can. Welcome and I hope you come often. Be sure to check the home page every day for new blogs and daily news updates.
I was working while taking care of my husband but, due to a perfect storm of disasters, lost my company. So now I'm looking for work while taking care of him. Wish I could just stay home, but sooner or later, the money's got to start coming in again.
Tell us more about yourself.
There are also several fun threads where we hope you'll post -- "What are the Age Groups?" (for the ages of our spouses), "Ages of the Caregivers", and "Where are you from?" And then there's my favorite, "Before dementia what did your spouse do for a living?"
I'm working, though my husband is in the very early stages of Lewy Body Dementia and can still take care of himself, so I haven't gotten to the hard parts. I'm 53 and I intend to keep working for my own sanity, even if it costs me more financially (I'm eligible for full retirement in five years). I didn't want to stay home when my children were little (I was lucky enough to be able to arrange my schedule so they were only in day care 5 to 6 hours a day), and I expect this to be similar. At the moment what is working out well is hiring students to help my husband with various tasks.