Karen
My blogs
Blogs I follow
- Alzheimer's - My Mom My Hero
- Bringing Ellie Home
- But This is the Hand that I Shoot With.
- Magical Creations
- Mom,Me and Alzheimer's blog
- The Face of Early Onset Alzheimer's Disease
| Gender | Female |
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| Occupation | legal assistant |
| Location | Westbury, New York, United States |
| Introduction | My husband Mike was diagnosed at the age of 36 with Young Onset Alzheimer's Disease. For almost 11 years, my children & I took care of Mike at home - until he passed away on February 28, 2012 at the age of 47. When Mike was first diagnosed, he gave me "permission" to place him in a nursing home, but I chose not to do that. With the help of my children, family &aides, I kept the promise to myself that I would keep him home until the "end". I began this blog about 5 years ago to keep family and friends updated on Mike's condition as he weathered some difficult health issues and hospitalizations. During the process, it became a method for me to vent about issues that directly effected us as a family caring for someone with AD. Nothing along this journey has been easy & I will continue to advocate & be the voice for all those patients who have been silenced by Alzheimer's Disease. NO ONE SURVIVES ALZHEIMER'S, the disease does not discriminate and I will do all I can to make a difference. My faith has been my strength and we have been blessed with MANY angels along the way. Mike will always be my hero! |
| Interests | Reading, watching reality TV and enjoying quiet moments with my husband and children. Love scrapbooking, but rarely have the time. |
| Favorite Movies | Hear No Evil, See No Evil; A Fish Called Wanda; Charlie and The Chocolate Factory (Original) |
| Favorite Music | Josh Groban, Almost all 80's Music, Bon Jovi, Harry Chapin |
| Favorite Books | Anything by Mary Higgins Clark; Five People You Meet In Heaven; The Shack and James Patterson books. |