• Sharley Funk: Slowly Losing a Husband to Early-Onset Alzheimer’s

  • Jul 3 2024
  • Length: 45 mins
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Sharley Funk: Slowly Losing a Husband to Early-Onset Alzheimer’s

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  • Lance Funk was just 51-years-old when he was diagnosed with Early-Onset Alzheimer’s Disease. Over the past few years, his wife, Sharley, has watched as her once strong, vivacious husband has all but disappeared from before her eyes and yet, for now, he is still with her physically and she is determined to cherish the time they have left together. On this week’s episode, Sharley explains why she has tried to be open and honest in documenting her family’s experience with Alzheimer’s.

    2:03- Signs and the Release of a Diagnosis
    8:05- Falling in Love with Lance
    11:29- Open and Honest
    14:13- Receiving Service
    17:11- Disappearing
    20:26- Still There
    22:45- The Honor of Caregiving
    26:00- Going to Work
    29:30- Anxiety and the Darkest Parts of Alzheimers
    32:19- Anticipatory Grief and Fatigue
    37:28- Preparing to Let Go
    42:24- What Does It Mean To Be All In the Gospel of Jesus Christ?

    "I’m going to take this time...and just enjoy this and just lay my head on his shoulder and just remember what it feels like to sit next to him and to hear him breathe."

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    Sharley's Instagram account: https://www.instagram.com/the_moment_of_funk/
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