Well hello all! I'm new to this area of CF (although not new to CF as you can tell 
) My mom has alzheimers. She was diagnosed last year although we've suspected it for some time before that. My dad is her primary caregiver (although he too has health issues), but since I live less than 2 blocks away, I'm also a caregiver. I help by giving my dad a break (at least once a week so he can go golfing) and I go to doctors appointments with them and try to organize both their care. Its a little difficult cause my mother (and my dad to some degree) is in some denial of her condition. She gets very frustrated when we try to discuss it with her, so we have to be super careful. I do have other siblings (a sister actually lives on my same block), but they're not as involved with her care.
Today was a particularly bad day for my mom. I took her to a wedding shower out of state and her conversation was complete non-sense. She forgot who her sister was and kept saying bizarre things. It was so heartbreaking! The worst thing came on the ride home when she looked at me and said "So how are your parents?". I was so taken aback, I didn't think the day would come when she'd forget me, well at least not so soon. I said, "mom you're my parent!" and she laughed and played it off. I'm sitting her just so saddened by her quick decline. I'm loosing my mom!!! I don't think the woman I've known will be her this this next year.
) My mom has alzheimers. She was diagnosed last year although we've suspected it for some time before that. My dad is her primary caregiver (although he too has health issues), but since I live less than 2 blocks away, I'm also a caregiver. I help by giving my dad a break (at least once a week so he can go golfing) and I go to doctors appointments with them and try to organize both their care. Its a little difficult cause my mother (and my dad to some degree) is in some denial of her condition. She gets very frustrated when we try to discuss it with her, so we have to be super careful. I do have other siblings (a sister actually lives on my same block), but they're not as involved with her care. Today was a particularly bad day for my mom. I took her to a wedding shower out of state and her conversation was complete non-sense. She forgot who her sister was and kept saying bizarre things. It was so heartbreaking! The worst thing came on the ride home when she looked at me and said "So how are your parents?". I was so taken aback, I didn't think the day would come when she'd forget me, well at least not so soon.
I said, "mom you're my parent!" and she laughed and played it off. I'm sitting her just so saddened by her quick decline. I'm loosing my mom!!! I don't think the woman I've known will be her this this next year. 
