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I lost my mother 3 years ago to AD-i was 30 years old, she was 76. She had suffered from the disease for 12 years, beginning when i was 18 and she was 64. I find it difficult to find others my age who have had a loved one experience this dreadful disease. My father passed a year after my mother at the age of 87(he did not have AD). Now , at the age of 33, i am constantly coming to grips with losing my mother and father as well as missing out on the adult relationship i should have had with her. Can anyone else relate???
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I am 37 and Dad is 79. I was 34 when my Mom died and Dad moved in with me. He has Stage 5 Alzheimer's.
It is a totally different experience as a younger person. I feel blessed I have energy to care for my Dad. I know some caregivers in their 80s! Sometimes I also feel robbed of my freedom, but I am sure my Dad did, too when he was 41 and I was pooping MY diapers! Good Luck! Kathy www.KnowItAlz.com my caregiver blog |
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Becky, I think you should re-post this into the Caregiver's forum. You may find a lot who have suffered the same situation. bb girl |
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Becky,
I lost my Mum in 2002 after she battled frontal temperal demensia. I was 34 at the time. My dad had died when I was 18 and I stayed at home with my mum until I was 28. She started to show symtoms of the disease right after I left home. I had and still have tremendous feelings of guilt, even though I was involved significantly in her care. As a child of older parents, I know my life was in many ways not as happy as it could have been, even though my parents did the best job they could, and I always felt loved. That being said, I have had the same group of friends for over 25 years and not one of these friends has lost a parent. I have 2 sons now, my wife and I found out we were expecting 2 weeks before my mother died. I often wonder what it would be like if my parents were still alive. I just hope I live a long time so my boys dont feel the way I do. |
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You did not cause this & you can not stop it so get rig of the guilt......
SnowyLynne |
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It's amazing how people get different things from people's posts.
From Becky's post I am obsessing over the fact that her mother was 46 years older than she. As a 42 year old woman who has no children, this gave me some hope that I can still have a child. I know this has nothing to do with this topic, but part of this topic actually brought me a little happiness and a little hope, which has been so rare for me lately. |
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Dear Marjk,
I'm responding to your post about having a child at a later age. I got married at age 44. I was pre-menopausal but did not get pregnant. I decided against fertility treatments because the chance of success was low at my age and because I have lupus which itself can cause infertility. In any case, many older moms who get pregnant do so with donated eggs from younger women. Just so you know. If you seriously desire to be a mother, please consider adoption. There are many infants, toddlers, children and teens in foster care who need a mother's love and care and permanent home. Iris L. I am my own caregiver. |
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