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Introductions: Are you caring for someone with dementia?
Caregivers: Dementia | Last Active: Mar 17 6:30pm | Replies (762)Comment receiving replies
Greetings, all! I just joined the community and I apologize if I am not going about introducing myself the right way. My name is Joey and my husband, Tom, and I live in Northern Virginia with our family. We have eight children. The eldest is married with two little ones and our youngest is seven. I will be 50 in the spring while Tom turned 60 last summer. For the past few years I have watched/observed/worried as Tom's memory has declined. He was just diagnosed with MCI. I am grateful as it gives me the ability to speak with him about it and to talk about solutions and daily living helps. It has been challenging. It impacts our daily lives. I would really like to be able to communicate with others regarding what we are going through. Initially, I thought I just wanted helpful ideas for managing our lives/helpful ideas to assist him in daily living. But, I think it would be nice to have personal support as well.
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Hi Joey. My name is Connie and my husband is Roy. He was diagnosed with MCI some 4 years ago, and I appreciate your ability to communicate with him about what's happening. That has made a lot of difference for me and Roy. It is particularly good because the rest of our lives will be different than what we had planned several years ago. We need to make arrangements for later, because right now Roy is aware of what he does and does not want. There 's some really good stuff available on that with Alzheimer's association. Just as you, I thought I wanted to just know more about the disease and what I could do to make it easier for us both. However, now I know that I need personal support more frequently. It is so wonderful to hear once in a while -- you did just right, or that was the right decision Connie, and it's OK to do some for yourself...take care or I will be in trouble, as I am seeing stress/pain in my back and elsewhere. Keep talking and keep knowing that you are doing the very best you can with what you have at this particular moment.
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@joey333 HI welcome to a great group. Praying for both of you. Wow you are both so young. Seek a support group in your community too. Church or city/county help should be a phone call away. I have found great help with an Alzheimer's group as my husband has Primary Progressive Aphasia non stroke related and Alzheimer's. One day at a time and don't forget to take care of You! God bless your family.