Hey, Joan, this website is "Thank-you" enough for me. Please don't spend any of your valuable and scarce time writing me a thank-you card; it's my pleasure.
To honor my DH on his 59th birthday this week, I have sent a check to Joan to assist her in upkeep of this website. It has been one of my lifelines during the past 5 years since his diagnosis. In fact, at my face-to-face support group this week, we were brainstorming on "reasons to get an early diagnosis" because I am speaking on a panel next month about this topic, and we agreed one of the best reasons is it allows the caregiver/spouse to seek help from support groups early on! So for those of you who can afford this, it is a great way to support Joan and to honor your loved ones.
It's my wife's 65th birthday next month, so it's time for my annual contribution. Just checking to make sure that the address is the same: The Alzheimer's Spouse, LLC Joan Gershman P.O. Box 880303 Port St. Lucie, FL 34988
I've been in bed all week with a very stubborn case of bronchitis. My message board monitor alerted me to your post. Yes, thank you - the address is the same.
Because of all of you wonderful people, changes are coming to the website. Your payments have allowed me to hire Matt, the expert, to do whatever it is that needs to be done to bring RSS feeds and some other things I can't do myself. I don't even know what or how they work, which is why I have put Matt on the job.
I don't want him exposed to all of the germs in this house, so he'll come over when both Sid and I are over this bronchitis.
I've seen the address posted many times, but for donating by personal check, please include "payable to____." Is it The Alzheimer Spouse LLC or Joan Gershman?
Thank you for asking - It's The Alzheimer Spouse LLC. Payable to Joan Gershman will work, but the money goes into the Alzheimer Spouse account, so payable to The Alzheimer Spouse LLC is best.
Thank you Wolf. And thank you to all who have helped and continue to help me keep this website going. I have been remiss in sending out thank you notes. But I want every single one of you to know how much your generosity is appreciated. Without your help, I could not keep this site running. A great big thank you to everyone.
JOAN...I have sent you some money for all the great work and help you do for everyone. I used my Paypal account which I haven't used in several years so just want to be sure you get it. My e-mail on the paypal account is different then my e-mail here. But, I sent a note and it tells you who I am. JudithKB
Well, my DH's birthday was this past week---he turned 60----certainly bittersweet. I am thankful we gave him a big party at 50, because this party was just me and the caregivers, but we did celebrate with pizza and chocolate cake. And I will be sending a small contribution to Joan for her website----I don't think I could have made it to his 60th birthday without this website!
Check is on its way, Joan. Thanks for all you do for us. Yours is the first and best website I turn to for advice and anything I need. Many, many thanks and then some more.
Joan, I'll be sending a check soon. Couldn't figure out the PayPal thing, like who to make the payment out to. I don't know how I could have gotten through the past three years without this place. Thank you so very much.
Joan, just needed to thank you for so much effort and thoughtfulness you have given us all by having this site available to us. I have leaned on it for so long, and really forgot to consider the costs of it. Please know that I am forever grateful, and am sending a check through the mail at this address: The Alzheimer Spouse LLC Joan Gershman PO Box 880303 Port St. Lucie, FL 34988 ..............Hugs with that!!
My thanks to everyone who is helping support this website. Often when I receive checks, your screen name is not on the check, so I don't know exactly who it is, and therefore, cannot send an individual thank you e-mail. Just know that I appreciate your help. I could not continue this site without it.
May I suggest that, if you do send a donation, you state that no response is necessary. As I sit here writing a hunderd thank-you's for my husband's memorials, I am grateful for those who stated that a response wasn't necessary.
After the AD related event that took the lives of my wife and parents, sympathy cards were circulated around my work. Without my asking for it they also took up a donation of funds for me to give to the Alzheimer's organization of my choice.
After running it through my mind it did not take long to decide to send it to support the site that has given me the most amount of insight and understanding of what AD was doing to me and my marriage.
To Joan and everybody on the board that contribute to help others break through the confusion and sort out the emotions that AD has brought us, a hearty THANK YOU!! Jim