The Face of Early Onset Alzheimer's Disease

Sunday, January 10, 2016

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My last post on this blog was March 11th of 2015 - two months before Billy died.  In that post I wrote about the movie, Still Alice, and I k...
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Wednesday, March 11, 2015

I'm Getting There

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When the movie, Still Alice , was released recently I wasn't sure I could watch it. In the last few weeks, however, I found I really wan...
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Sunday, February 15, 2015

Thirteen years and counting...

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Someone asked me recently how long Billy has had Alzheimer's Disease.  It's always hard to answer that because gaining that diagnosi...
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Sunday, January 4, 2015

Well, Hello 2015...Give me whatcha got!

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I have no desire to review the events of 2014 although many were good. Instead I will share the stuff of the last two weeks. One of the...
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Saturday, November 29, 2014

Counting My Blessings

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Ephesians  5:20  “giving thanks always and for everything to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.” This week represents a ...
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Sunday, November 16, 2014

Sixty Nine Days

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My last blog post was 69 days ago on September 8th.  We had recently placed Billy on hospice care, and my dad was still living.  These are s...
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Saturday, September 6, 2014

I Need Thee Every Hour - words so meaningful to me

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Sometimes you see a train in the distance, and you know it's coming your way because you see the light getting closer. The speed of the ...
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Kathy Knowles
I've been married to Billy for 32 years, and a little over seven years ago he was diagnosed with Early Onset Alzheimer's Disease at age 50. I began blogging in order to keep family and friends updated on Billy's condition. Along the way I learned that my blog helps others who are caring for a family member who has Alzheimer's, and it makes others aware of all that goes with this disease that robs the victims and their families of so much. Billy is a resident in a nursing home where he resides in the Memory Unit, a set of rooms that is locked, so that residents cannot wander away and the staff is trained to deal with dementia patients. The staff to patient ratio is much smaller, so they can tend to their needs better, but they could always use another hand. Our daughter, Shelley and her husband, Andrew, visit Billy often as do his two sisters. I try to go daily, but some days I can't make it, and I really miss him. I like seeing him every day, even though we don't have conversations that much. It's nice to sit quietly together. I'm honored that God entrusted me to care for a precious man whom I've known and loved since I was 18 years old.
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