Early onset during working age

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lmikuls
lmikuls Member Posts: 2
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Hello, my best friend is looking for a group who has been diagnosed with Early Onset Alzheimer's. She has feelings of loneliness and her husband seems to be in early stages of denial. He's somewhat anti therapy. Is there a resource for her or a group that anyone knows of where she can log in and share her feelings? Thank you!

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  • Psgem
    Psgem Member Posts: 1
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    Hi, I was recently told I have EOA. I’m single and my daughter, I think is in denial also. I can’t get past “why me?” Then I think “why not me?” I’ll be 55 next month.

  • jaycey
    jaycey Member Posts: 15
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    So sorry that you have to go through this. I was diagnosed at 64, in excellent physical health, athletic, with a cognitively demanding high-level job. I also am single, with no children. I search and seRvh for the cause: not enough cardio? Did I not wash the fertilizer off my vegetables enough? Early childhood trauma? Why, why??

    Now I'm trying to focus on today instead: maximize cardio to enhance BDNF, stay social, exercise my brain. It's a crapshoot, but you can control today and a bit of tomorrow…

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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