Eh, my mom recently diagnosed with dementia (admittedly at 84).
Scared me to death. I’m all about prevention and the best data seems to be extremely favorable. Makes intuitive sense to me, too.
I get it. My mom had vascular dementia. Diagnosed at 85, lasted 2 more years. I don’t envy you. It gets hard. How are you handling it? Is she nearby?
I wasn’t close in proximity to my family, but close in heart. I’m lucky I have two sisters who were physically closer than I was. I called Mom every day after my one sister would go home from work (family business is next door to the family homestead, so there was always someone nearby during the day). Mom and I would watch Jeopardy and Wheel of Fortune “together” after she had eaten dinner. Then it was time for meds and bedtime. That was before she was diagnosed.
After she was diagnosed I flew down and was her caregiver for a week once a month. It was all we could afford financially, and I’m so glad my husband understood. It’s his turn now with his Mom, who is 97 and far away. He has four sisters. He goes as often as he can, for roughly a week, about every other month right now. He’s the only one still working. They’re all retired so have more flexibility with their schedules.
Any questions, let me know. I’ll try to answer as best as I can. Even if you just need to vent. Sometimes, that’s all any one needs. Just to be heard.
Good luck and God bless.