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Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common cause of dementia and characterized by progressive cognitive deterioration with declining activities of daily living and neuropsychiatric symptoms or behavioral changes. An early symptom is memory loss (amnesia), usually manifesting as minor forgetfulness that becomes pronounced with illness progression, with relative...

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so strange

Deborah48
Deborah48
I decided to take my car and get it scrubbed inside andb out, so strange to be sitting here in the sun with real life all around me. One day a person is here and the next day they are gone.
deleted_user
deleted_user
Life is like that. That's why it is so precious and we shouldn't waste even a minute.

I'm so glad to hear that you are getting out. It's so important to keep on living. I'm sure the next few days will be very difficult and busy. Just remember to take moments like this to slow down and look around.
deleted_user
deleted_user
Wayne and I just got back from the funeral home visitation of a friend who passed of alz, wayne cried and so did I. I think what upset him is as he said we work our whole life and this is where we end up at....I said wayne we all have to do the same thing. He is eating his ice cream now and feeling better.
deleted_user
deleted_user
Juanita my husband has always lived for now. He comes from a family where the men have all died before 60. So at 52 he sometimes feels that he is racing a clock.

Sometimes it bothers me because I feel like we skipped over some of the normal progression of things. But other times, usually at a funeral, I am happy that we have achieved so many of our dreams at a young age.

I hope that he lives a long and healthy life, especially since I am 6 years younger, but if he doesn't I know he will have few regrets. Don't put off for tomorrow what you can do today.
deleted_user
deleted_user
tigg, i'm 6 years younger than my hubby, wayne will be 59 in dec.
inmemoryofhattie
inmemoryofhattie
....strange is one of my primary words to describe this.....all feels very strange.......


hugs......
grammyx3
grammyx3
Strange is a good word to describe these feelings, but the others are right, we have to jump right back in with both feet to keep the world from going on without us. Through all of this I have come to think that living for the moment is what I need to do.....I just don't know how.

Any suggestions on this? How do you stop worrying about what others think and live for today. Not worrying about the past or the future.
Don't mind my rambling....I've been thinking about this all day.
deleted_user
deleted_user
It took me a long time to get used to doing the small things. Just getting into the car and running an errand, taking a walk , going to a grand kids play. As nice as it is to be able to do these thing I still miss him not sitting beside.
Deborah48
Deborah48
Boy, I'm not sure, but I think that if what you do feels right in your heart then it can't be wrong.....