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I see that I had a post last year about the loneliness of living with a spouse with AL. Of course, the disease has progressed. I'm guessing that he is more stage 4 than 3. Really, who can tell for sure. We have a daughter who is not currently speaking to us as she works through some things. Exactly what things, she did not…
My DH is somewhere between early and middle stage. He was diagnosed in 2022, at age 71, 13 months after my mother died of Alzheimer’s (she stopped taking nourishment) at the age of 93. That was a nightmare because it was Covid with my mom and no paid caregivers were available when she started needing 24 h caregiving so it…
Hi, I just created an account for this group,hoping to find support and helpful information. I am a loving partner to a 76-year-old woman who has been exhibiting memory lapses, delusions, and paranoia. I care deeply for her and am trying to figure out how best to help her, beginning with that first awkward, sensitive…
I suspect a dear friend of mine has early onset. This person's mother had Alzheimer's and passed away as a result. My friend is in their mid-60s and is dealing with the recent death of a spouse so for the past two or so years I've attributed recent behavior changes (verbal outbursts, mostly) to grief and having to navigate…
Spouse of the loved one with dementia just passed last week. They are good with day to day activities of course have moments of grief but they keep asking when the funeral is although the funeral Was last week. Then get upset to re-live that and to then upset because they cannot remember the funeral happened. How can we…
I am going to post this, because I haven't seen anything quite like our story. My husband is in Stage 5-6 of This Crappy Disease, and he is now telling me that he would like to start a new relationship. The woman he's interested in is a neighbor whose name we don't know. He has been irritated with me because I am the…
I wrote some of this in a reply to a comment, but thought I need some more support. I’ve been with my mom for the past week and she has done nothing but yell at me for the last 3 days. For context, I came to her house last week to take her to a doctor appointment, where she finally was given a memory test and did better on…
Good morning, I just found this resource and decided to reach out with my situation. My DH has a dementia diagnosis, not confirmed via MRI or bloodwork, but neuropsychological testing revealed "likely mixed dementia, due to vascular and alzheimer's". He has an aneurysm clip that is not MRI compatible. The neurologist says…
I’m concerned that a dear friend of mine may be experiencing early cognitive decline. They are in their mid-60s and recently lost a spouse. For the past two years, I’ve attributed their behavioral changes—especially increased frustration and verbal outbursts—to grief and the challenge of navigating life alone. However,…
In the mild-moderate-severe way of describing stages of Alzheimer's, my dad has one foot in "severe". He is in MC and the care there is pretty good. But he is so sad not to be with family. My mom is living with my husband and me. We tried to care for both of them, but my dad is very independent and would not let me or my…
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