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You sure have a lot on your plate Merry. I'll pray for you and your husband. My wife was diagnosed with early onset Alzheimers in 2018 at the age of 54. She is currently in the late moderate stage. I have found that the more patient and calm I can be, the easier it is for my wife to cope. I pray alot and find that Jesus gives me strength and reminds me to be patient, even when I'm struggling to do so. Most of the time when my wife asks me to repeat something over and over again, isn't because she didn't hear but rather because she is still trying to gather the information and process it so she can remember it or make sense of it (somewhat). I have learned to go at her pace, instead of trying to speed her up to my pace. Anyway, I got off track a bit from your concern. I'm just glad you use this chat site as bottling things up isn't good. I hope that you can find a local group in your community or one near by. I live in a town of about 12,000 people and their is a small support group but I cannot attend in person due to the 24 hour care I give my wife. God is my biggest support. Although my wife has two sisters and we have 4 adult children who can help if I need a bit of a break. God bless you. 🙏

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Thank you for your support. I have been a Mentor for Connect for 4 years in the Lung Cancer Group. I'm used to venting, lol.

It sounds like your relationship with God has helped you through many times. Although mine is different this journey is hard!

We have about 10 days before our first appointment and they'll hopefully give me info on groups there.

Thank you again