Andres posted under the "How do you take care of yourself" thread.
Welcome to my website, which I started in 2007, because I needed a place that dealt with my unique issues as a spouse of an Alzheimer patient. It is now 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".
Since your wife was diagnosed at age 57, this applies to you - there are 4 sections for EOAD (early onset AD- now called YOUNG onset)members - two of which focus on the young teens whose parents have EOAD 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.
When you feel comfortable, please tell us more about you and your spouse.
Welcome Andres. On the "How do you take care of yourself" thread you wrote beautifully of the benefit you found for you and your DW in dance and music. It does wonders to find any and every thing, big or little, to help us keep on keeping on. This site will be ther best place you'll ever find for support as you travel the Dementia Road. Ask anything about anything you're dealing with and someone will know or have ideas how to deal with it. E$v en when we don't personally knowof the issue, we'll throw you good thoughts until others can chiome in. We learn from and teach each other, laugh together, cry together, and we survive. Those who have a * after their name have completed the trip, but many still stay and help those of us still on the journey.
Fill us in more about your DW, where your from (there's a thread for that), and ask questions. Chime in anytime on any thread. You've found a new family.
I just commented on your post on the other thread and wanted to welcome you officially on this one. I hope you have more good ideas like the dancing one.