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Thanks to everyone for your kind words :)

I havent been on tp for a while as ww've had an awful few months as a family. As most of you may remeber mam was admited to an assesment EMI ward in March this year and from there things got worse...

Sarah, I now know why you have had difficulty reading my posts on tp, I hope the site helps you in the way it's helped me, I've made some fab friends one of them has already found you (bungle girl) ...

Thank you both, feeling slightly better tonight, actually visiting mam helped cheer me up today she was in a very happy mood, I love it when she laughs, I have no idea what she's laughing at but I...

Hi all, it's been a while since I've posted so this is a bit of an update and a chance for me to get my feelings out.
Mam is still in hospital it's been 12 weeks, i can't believe how quick it's...

Hello amh2712,
How awful both parents, I don't have any advice sorry just wanted to say that don't be afraid of full time care / restbite, if I've learned anything it's not to wait for a crisis...

Thanks everyone, I've had a mixed day but the main news is mam seems to be over the worst.
I feel like inside I'm falling apart andi know it's only going to get worse :(
Jo xx

Hi all and thanks for the replies.
Just a note, mm pulled through the fits and came back better than before, unfortunately it didn't last :( for the past 2 weeks she has steadily decreased again,...

Oh I really feel for you, we had the same problems, constant phone calls, begging for help, my dad was awarded almost an hour a week to help with bathing needs ha, great help when it used to take 2...

Hi both, and welcome to tp Vinni,
I suffer with the worry of familial ALz very day, my mam is in the final ges f ALz at age 59, her sister has also been diagnosed in the moderate stage aged...

Thank you everyone, after I posted I had to rush to the hospital because mam had another fit. They don't think there's any underlying infection just the disease, they have offered us a brain scan...

Hi everyone, I haven't been on tp for a while. Mam is still under assessment at the local Emi ward and things have been extremely up and down fr a few weeks, we had a call this morning from the ward...

Just a little update really, it's been 5 weeks since mam went onto the assessment ward and things seem to be getting harder. I can't handle having to ask if mam has eaten, has she taken her...

Hi everone, my Cousin and I are doing a sponsored sky dive on 16th June, if anyone feels they can spare a few ££s to help raise mony or the ALzhiemer's society then we would be extremely gratefull. ...

Hi Gemma,
So sorry to read your story but your not alone and I hope this site helps you feel just a little bit better, it's helped me so much. I'm 31 and my situation is very much the same as...

Gemmalouise, I know exactly how you feel, I feel robbed ,every day and even angrier, as a family we've had diagnosis fr 7 years but have been living with the disease for about 10 years, mam is 58. I...

Thank you so much Linda, I agreed with every single point you make, I hate when people tell me I'm to young to have a mam with dementia, I wish I didn't, I had a lot of problems with my job when mam...

I believe more emphasis needs to be oven to EOD, and with everything that's going on at he mo I decided to try and do something positive and fullill a life long ambition. I'm doing a SKYDIVE and...

Hi Sarah,
I think the best advice i could give you is to try and concentrate on your finals at the mo because unfortunatley this awful disease will be there long after they have finished and your...

Well done bungle girl and thank you. Just to let you know I haven't received an inbox from you. Jo xx

Thanks, sometimes just writing things helps because it lets them out. I tried to read some of the posts and responses to my dad earlier today but ended up in tears. I think your virtual hugs are...

Hi all,
my last few posts have been regarding mam's sudden decline. We had a meeting today at the assessment ward with mam's doctors ect. They told us that after their period of assesment they...

Yes please!!!!
Thanks Bungle Girl for raising this, I'm glad the confrence went well and you decided to go.

The Dementia research centre in London do amazing work and it would be great if we...

I think i should stick with virtual hugs nsc-68 because everytime someone really hugs me at the mo i burst into tears lol, i know i'll get there. Thanks its nice to know people care x

Thanks big Geordie and justbill,
I'm alot more positive today. I've visoted mam twice today at the hospital and she is really settled, she's still incontinent but they think it may be due to a...