Alzheimer's Question

[SnowyLynne]

LOL,Donna.Don't rush me.I've only had AD for 4 1/2 years.....I do have a good sense of humor,you need it to stay together.I laugh alot,hey,I may not in a year or two.I'm livin'for the now!!We are going to my son's place in Mo.only 500 miles away.They did live in Seattle.can't wait to get there........Hang in there Donna,You'll be ok........Keep positive,you can do it.Don't let anyone be around you if they have a negative attitude.I don't allow negative in my life.Stress is also our worst enemy.....Let us know,ok??

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SnowyLynne

[nanet]

This reply is to Donna Rose. I truly feel for what you, your family but mostly your husband is going thru. I have a mother-in-law with AD. The one bit of advice I can give to you is not to argue with your husband. Early on, before we truly knew my m-i-l had AD, she would say something completely off the wall and we would always "correct" her. We finally read a book about AD that said not to and we stopped. If you always correct your husband or tell him something didn't happen or you didn't do something he accused you of, you will ALWAYS be correcting him. This only adds to the frustration of what he's going thru, which he can't change, help or stop. This will also only frustrate you more. I would also advise you to read, read, read, everything you can about the disease. That seemed to help us a great deal. As others in this website have mentioned about AD, it affects everyone differently. Books and other sources of info (like this website) will help you thru it. I will tell you that you will live thru it and you will learn to accept it. You will also evolve as he stages thru the disease. I truly feel for you and know, somewhat, what you're going thru. It is much different for me, since it isn't my husband. Hang in there.

[johnemcg]

Everything you said about your husbands problems point to the drugs he is on for his heart problem! I'll bet his doctor has him on Lipitor or some other statin drug.

thanks
john


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[Grammy6]

Donna Rose, We just found out my husband, at 56, is in stage 3. I asked how many stages there were and was told 7. We have found a very good support group with 3 other men at the same stage. My husband finds it helpful to talk to these men about everyday situations. It relieves some of his frustration. I hope you can find some good support. It is going to be a long haul. Just Me! Grammy 6

[decho54]

Hi there ,just wanted to share what took place with meand my mom.I had noticed that she would tell me the same thing over and over.I tlak to our family doctor about it and he said to simpling explain to her that we have noticed a few things and that we love her so dearly that we would like for her to be checked out.Well one day she up a said to me"I think i'm loosing my mind."Well that left it open for me to tell her what the doc had siad and she agreed to go get things checked out.We have been doing this for 3yrs now and we are on the second doctor with her and trying to get her on the right meds.Hope to hear more from you.If we can share our information this will help us to help others as well.god bless ya!!!!deb....