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Introductions: Are you caring for someone with dementia?
Caregivers: Dementia | Last Active: Aug 16 2:33pm | Replies (762)Comment receiving replies
@greff Early onset Alzheimer's is one of the most heartbreaking because it is so unexpected. My son-in-law just lost his Mom to it, and in spite of efforts by his wife, an experienced memory-care nurse, he and his family were reluctant to seek assistance, which led to her premature death. Please explore you local resources now, before a crisis. If you possibly can do it, involve your adult children and maybe even your wife's siblings in the research and decision-making. This is a very difficult path to walk by yourself. Please reach out to this community for support. Sue
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Thank you for your reply. I am super blessed to have 4 adult children who have been active with helping take care of my wife when I am at work. We all work as a team and my kids are willing to do whatever it takes (although the worst is yet to come). We also have a wonderful neurologist and medical staff that are empathetic and gentle with my wife (which makes all the difference to her). I have researched all the stages and behavioral signs and symptoms that accompany each stage. So far, God has intervened and she has not displayed any behavioral outbursts. I am an addictions counselor and work at a community counseling center with a wealth of knowledge at my finger tips. They have been very accommodating when I need to leave to check on her. I so agree that I will need on-going support and guidance through this trial, as will my kids. Best of all, God has His mighty hand on all of us. Thanks for your advice. Lastly, my heart goes out to you and your family. God bless.