Lynne, Alzheimer's and me

Tuesday January 28, 2020 Lynne has become increasingly difficult. God love her and God bless me. She no longer knows the cat and dogs names, nor which one is a dog or a cat. I am increasingly irritable.  I downloaded the Medicaid application yesterday. I was too frustrated to fill it out on-line.  I will get someone who knows forms to help me. This is one of those life altering moments, like when Joe and Molly were born, and Dale was deployed. This step alters all our futures forever.  Placing Lynne in an extended living facility is huge. The step is the burden, not Lynne. I took her to church Sunday, for the first time in a long time, she cooperated with me. I think she enjoyed singing. She certainly enjoyed the hugs and smiles. We went to the Bonifacio's (Tina's as Lynne calls it), just us two. Tina helped Lynne get her food while I went to the bathroom. I sat by her at lunch. Lynne made some off the wall comment about someones'  hair. Then there was a comment ...

Welcome to this online site for people to keep up with Lynne and her long journey with Alzheimer's. It is our journey as a family, since Lynne cannot take any journey alone anymore. Lynne was diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer's disease in early 2016. We knew in August 2015 that she had memory problems.  We made a family trip to Pennsylvania for Jean's 55th birthday. One of us had to keep up with Lynne in the airport.  She could not be left alone in the bathroom or in the line for food.  Alzheimer's is a thief. It has robbed us of our sweet Lynne. It has robbed me of my sister and friend. There are so many aspects to this disease that I did not know until Lynne's diagnosis; for example paranoia. Lynne would think the autocorrect on her phone was an enemy messaging her. Lynne is also diagnosed with PBA (pseudo-bulbar affect) which means her emotions are not congruent with the situation. She has a sweet doggy, Sassy, that is very protective of her. Lynne has li...