HI C02, welcome to our group. This is the best place ever for non judgmental support. Also, if you need to know just about anything, use the Search feature and you will find it. Post here any time of day or night and there will be someone to reach out.
Welcome CO2. Sorry you have to be here, but you will find this to be the most wonderful group of people and will help you on this journey. There is always someone that has the answers and "has been there and done that". Please tell us how old your spouse is and when he/she was dx.
welcome CO2, . we need a breath of fresh air to see us thru these trying times! glad to see you made the leap and will be part of the ongoing discussions. there are many who are in the various stages of the disease, some just beginning, many in mid throws, and some of us end stages. there is almost always some info for what you need for answers. take care divvi
Welcome to my website. I started this website in 2007 because I couldn't find anyone who would talk about how I felt - I thought I was the only one feeling the way I did about what Alzheimer's Disease was doing to my marriage. I needed a place that dealt with my unique issues as a spouse of an Alzheimer patient. This site 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".
This definitely applies to your husband's situation - there are 4 sections for EOAD (early onset AD- now called YOUNG onset)members. 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.