I just joined and would like to share experiences. My father, mother, mother's two brothers, and her father all died with Alzheimer's. My husband was diagnosed with mixed dementia; alzheimer's, lewy bodies, and parkenson's. Each of them showed different symptoms related to their dementias. My husband has been, and is, a real trooper in living with this disiease. Not that it has been easy,. He resisted testing before and during getting the diagnosis.
This was about 4 years ago, my husband is 84 now. He hasn't driven for over a year. We just adjust our activities as necessary. So far I think he is mosty in the moderate stage, and can mostly care for himself. We can still travel and enjoy day trips with the local museum as long as I'm with him. I do get frustrated at times, and will probably vent here now and again, but overall I feel lucky to still have my husband.

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