Alzheimer's Caregiver Survival a 7 Year Journey

Just seeing him smile and hearing him laugh had become more than enough to make up for losing our previous relationship. Our love had endured even despite Alzheimer’s – the most daunting challenge it would ever face. By Marie Marley +Alzheimer's Reading Room She told me three things she said would help: Don’t bring up topics that might upset Ed If he does get upset, change the subject quickly Don’t argue, correct or contradict him When I finally mastered these tips, our arguments decreased considerably and our relationship returned more or less to its former loving state. Subscribe to the Alzheimer's Reading Room Email: One night Ed, my Romanian soul mate of 30 years, called me in a panic because he couldn’t find his scissors. “Why don’t you look in the kitchen,” I suggested. That’s where he kept them. “Kitchen?” he asked. “What’s a kitchen? I don’t have a kitchen.” “You know, Ed,” I said. “Where your stove is.” “My stove? He didn’t know “stove” any more than he knew “kitchen.” “You know, Ed. Where your refrigerator is. Where you keep your food cold.” Nothing. After several moments of silence he said, “Oh. How silly of me. I do have a kitchen, but it only has shoes and clothes in it.” Little did I know this was to be the beginning of a series of events that would soon convince me that something was very wrong with Ed. And I would eventually find out that the “something” was Alzheimer’s disease. ...
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