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General: Article - Of Love and Alzheimer's - When Caregivers Find New Companions

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    • CommentAuthorAdmin
    • CommentTimeNov 3rd 2009
     
    This article was brought to my attention by one of our members. I have put the direct link to it on the home page - www.thealzheimerspouse.com - under the "Breaking News" section.

    http://online.wsj.com/article_email/SB10001424052748704317704574503631569278424-lMyQjAxMDA5MDAwMjEwNDIyWj.html

    We have discussed this many times on this website for over 2 years. It is only now beginning to garner national attention.

    joang
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      CommentAuthorSusan L*
    • CommentTimeNov 3rd 2009
     
    Very good article. Interesting that they "showcased" a male caregiver. It falls in with just what we were discussing on the other threads.
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    Thanks for posting that. I'm not close to that yet, because I believe--above all--that the ill spouse must be beyond grasping what's going on with that, but I absolutely support the human right to intimacy and companionship where available.
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    I have to say--the solution the man in the article came up with would never have occurred to me. He lives 3 days a week with his wife, the other 4 days with another woman. While he is away from his wife, there is a hired person to take care of her. I can understand his need for companionship and see nothing wrong with it, but for some reason, something about this schedule seems odd. He hasn't put his wife into a residential facility, but for the majority of the time, he's not there supervising her care, either? The article said the children accept the relationship.

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