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S&J1994
S&J1994 Member Posts: 1 Member
in I Am Living With Alzheimer's or Other Dementia

Hello all,

I joined this page on behalf of my husband he was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s at the age of 54. I am currently his caregiver and plan on being by his side through this entire process. We are located in California and would love to talk and seek advice from other families with such early onset. I have spent endless hours reading, researching etc. but you can never educate your self enough. We are also very interested in events and we live in a smaller area they don’t seem to be to popular where we are as well as support groups. There is one coming up in October but I would love to be a little more involved, any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!

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  • Watson1
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    s&j1994 S and j interesting my wife name is sue and my name is jeremy and my birthday is feb 24. calif i live in vermont and am 70 and an artist with alzheimers. i am part of zoom groups with other alzheimer folks and yesterday went to an inperson group here in town. vt alzheimer society is having a show of alzheimers art at the state capital i am lucky to have several works excepted .. oh my wife and i are care partners it kinda helps. i hope your husband is full steam ahead except for forgetting to fire the boiler once in a while. i paint everyday,im using it as an artistic teaching and record of the alzheimers journey. you sound you are doing all the right things. i would love to talk more. will look for response. be well…

  • KarenLeggett
    KarenLeggett Member Posts: 3
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    How wonderful! I know I am not the one that wrote the original post but your reply was so lovely I had to reply! My son and his family live in Burlington VT and it is very beautiful there! I live in FL! I was just imagining your paintings and how lovely they must be? I would love to see one or more! Thank you for sharing!
  • Watson1
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    IMG_20241231_154318457_BURST000_COVER.jpg

    karen this is " Sea of Tangles" gouache 8.5x11 in those tangles that those of us with alzheimers must deal with in our brains and how that brain might find a way to viualization . if you find this interesting i can post some more. what bring you to alzconnected. my son lives in winooski.. hope to keep in touch with you.

  • David1946
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    Weather is finally warming up 45 today

Commonly Used Abbreviations


DH = Dear Husband
DW= Dear Wife, Darling Wife
LO = Loved One
ES = Early Stage
EO = Early Onset
FTD = Frontotemporal Dementia
VD = Vascular Dementia
MC = Memory Care
AL = Assisted Living
POA = Power of Attorney
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