Covco posted under "Joan's Weekend Blog", and some members welcomed her there, so I am starting a new welcome topic just for her.
Welcome to my website. If you feel comfortable doing so, you can tell us more about yourself and your husband. You have come to a place of comfort for spouses/partners who are trying to cope with the Alzheimer's/dementia of their husband/wife/partner. The issues we face in dealing with a spouse/partner with this disease are so different from the issues faced by children and grandchildren caregivers. We discuss all of those issues here - loss of intimacy; social contact; conversation; anger; resentment; stress; and pain of living with the stranger that Alzheimer's Disease has put in place of our beloved spouse/partner.
The message boards are only part of this website. Please be sure to log onto the home page - www.thealzheimerspouse.com - and read all of the resources on the left side. I recommend starting with "Newly Diagnosed/New Member" and "Understanding the Dementia Experience". There are 4 sections for EOAD members - two of which focus on the young teens whose parents have EOAD (early onset AD). There is a great section on informative videos, and another excellent resource - Early Onset Dementia - A Practical Guide. You can go to the top of this page, click on "search", and type in EOAD, making sure the "topic" circle is filled in. All of the EOAD discussions will come up - there are about a dozen of them.
Do not miss the "previous blog" section. It is there you will find a huge array of topics with which you can relate. There is a "search" feature on the home page that allows you to look up different topics that may have been explored in a previous blog. Log onto the home page daily for new blogs; news updates; important information.
Covco, welcome, let us help you through this journey of AD, everyone here got me through the last 2 yrs, I know it doesn`t seem long but it was, I take my hat off to all who are putting in so many years to be caregivers to there loved ones and they are still helping me and many others who are finishing the last hurtle , this is the best place and the most caring friends anyone could dream of having,don`t be afraid to put your feeling in writing, someone will always help you. Gail
Welcome Covco. I'm so sorry you have to be here, but you are definitely amoungst friends. The wisdom you will find here in imeasurable! The support you will find here goes beyond words. Welcome, welcome!
Covco, I am so sorry to know this is how we are all meeting. But I believe we all come together for a reason. This site gives us the ability to listen, talk, laugh, cry and share all of our hopes, dreams and disappointments. Welcome to this beautiful site filled with so much love and compassion for each other. It is a well of knowledge.