Hi. My husband was diagnosed with early onset 5 years ago. It has given me support reading your posts and understanding I'm not alone trying to cope with this changing and confusing situation. It is 5 years since we had a visit from a psychiatric nurse and O.T. and we were still trying to come to terms with the diagnosis at that time. Since then I have been left trying to understand the changes in his condition without guidance and struggling to let him have some independence but still keep him safe. Thankfully I now have some support from Alzheimer's Scotland and he attends an activity day once a week. Our G.P has referred him back to the community psychiatric team so hopefully I will get more guidance on how to cope with his deterioration and how I can give him the best quality of life for as long as possible. It is such an awful illness and I think it's only those of us trying to do our best 24/7 who really understand the difficulty in coping. Thanks for being there guys.