A Beautiful Life Cut Short by Early Onset Alzheimer’s
Marcia’s Journey
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Marcia and I were married September 30, 1994 and were together 19 years and 4 days when she passed away October 4, 2013. She was diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer's in 2000 when she was only 49 years of age. I was Marcia's 24/7 caregiver from 2007 until her passing. This was the 2nd marriage for us both and we were a textbook example of how a happy life together should be. We lived in a small community on Lake Oliver directly across the lake from Columbus, GA. I am retired and am writing this book based on the personal experience of having watched the 13 years progression of Alzheimer's disease and how it changed a beautiful vibrant lady to the shell of what she once was when she passed from this earth. Having to watch someone you love dearly die a day at a time and the only thing that can be done is keeping them comfortable is a very excruciating experience and hopefully reading our journey through this progression will help others who have a loved one with this disease understand what the future holds for them and their loved one.
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This book is about the experience of being a caregiver for my beautiful wife who suffered from early onset Alzheimer's. The last part of the book is a diary of her day-to-day condition the last four or five years of her life.
About the Author
Marcia and I were married September 30, 1994, and were together nineteen years and four days when she passed away October 4, 2013. She was diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer's in 2000, when she was only forty-nine years of age. I was Marcia's 24-7 caregiver from 2007 until her passing. This was the second marriage for us both, and we were a textbook example of how a happy life together should be. We lived in a small community on Lake Oliver, directly across the lake from Columbus, Georgia. I am retired and am writing this book based on the personal experience of having watched the thirteen years of progression of Alzheimer's disease and how it changed a beautiful, vibrant lady to the shell of what she once was when she passed from this earth. Having to watch someone you love dearly die a day at a time, with the only thing that can be done is keeping them comfortable, is a very excruciating experience, and hopefully, reading our journey through this progression will help others who have a loved one with this disease understand what the future holds for them and their loved one.