We are going through this for the third time (two uncles and an aunt for whom we are primary caregivers).
I am sympathetic. It is hard, frustrating, and sad.
Lots of folks will give you good advice, so I will tell you one of the most important things: keep your sense of humor. If you cannot laugh once in a while....all you will do is cry.
Hang in there. It’s not a burden...it’s a work of love.
Hang in there. It’s not a burden...it’s a work of love.
Well said, both of you!
Alzheimer’s/dementia runs in my family as well...
Mom and I talk at least once a day - I live in AL; she is home in VA. Some days she calls me back, like we haven’t spoken in days...
I just listen to the same stories like it’s the first time she has told them to me...
Sometimes I do laugh; sometimes I cry...
Hang in there!