middle aged caregivers support group
This group is for younger spouses of PWD and spouses of younger people with dementia (EO). The purpose of this group is for middle aged caregivers and spouses of PWD to connect, find support, and forge friendships.
Announcements
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Introductions for New Members
Welcome to the group. I started it today. As is often said on the forums: sorry for the reason you are here be but glad you found us. I’m a 51 yo wife and caregiver of a man with Alzheimer’s. I’ve been caregiving full-time for him for almost two years and I no longer work outside the home. I will begin working virtually…
Posts
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Any experience with Day Care Flex Spending Accounts through your employer?
Hi, I am setting up my health care benefits for the next year, and discovered that a Day Care Flex Spending Account can be used for care of a spouse or family member with dementia, used to pay for home health aides. Does anyone have experience using a DC-FSA? Is it paperwork intensive? My co-worker's Health Care FSA…
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Student Research Survey
Hello! My name is Grace and I am a high school senior. Over the past year and a half, I have done immense research on dementia and caregivers. My goal is to determine how playing music for dementia patients benefits the caregiver mentally. If you are a caregiver, please take a moment to fill this survey out. It will take…
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Mom with Dementia
Hi, my mom is 80 years old and has dementia. Its been hard lately she had a total shoulder replacement in April and then was put back in the hospital for blood clots. It was really scary because we were not sure my mom was going to make it, she was in the ICU for 2 nights. She is better now and back at home, but its been a…
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Land Line Phone that only Rings for Preprogramed numbers
Does anyone know of such a product? My mother has a landline phone and is not tech savy.
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Introduction- new member
Hello. I am new here. I'm 43yo wife of 58yo old DH diagnosed with early onset of alzheimer. About over a year I noticed some behavioral changes and he was becoming more forgetful and irritable. Prior that he was complaining about memory issues and struggled to keep jobs as a software engineer. Back in November diagnose was…
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New member here…
Hi! I’m so glad to have found this online support and this specific group which I feel like I can say I fit in. i’m 49 and my DH is 78 and has been diagnosed with VD a couple of years ago. He had a successful heart surgery late last year and all diagnostic tests and check ups have been good and stable especially with…
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Support
I'm so glad to have found this group. I'm 44 and caring for my 47 yo husband with early onset. We have a 13 yo, and our local alz chapter has no one even close to our age to understand our challenges. I don't know about the rest of you, but I feel overwhelmed every. single. day. He starts Leqembi tomorrow, so that's…
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Raising kids through dementia
My husband is 57 and we have three younger teenagers. I think he has had this for almostv14 years with last 4 years being more memory issues. He has FTD from old craniotomy we think. Possibly genetic. He won't sign POA's which is scary for me. I dont want to have to do guardianship. We cant afford care and iI have to work…
