new to all this!!

[Time Traveller]

Hi! I've been reading posts on here for a few weeks and found them really useful. Thought it was time to introduce myself. I don't really know if I count as a carer - my mother lives in an OAPs bungalow with a warden and I live about 45 mins away - the closest of her three children. My older brothers are able to pop in as thye both work near her, and I pop i as well. She is at the stage where she has forgotten certain people, but luckily no-one she sees regularly, her appetite it totally different - loves cakes, sweets ice cream and eats them all the time now, always repeating herself, having nightmares and all the usual forgetful stuff. I am phnoing morning and evening to check in, and visiting every day. Brothers are probably going once a week each but havce helped loads with all the appointments she has. If I hadnt been reading TP I think I would have gone under the last few weeks. When I talk to anyone in the family about Mums symptoms thy explain them away and I feel like they are saying I'm exagerating them or even lying. Today I feel loads better though but I desperately need people who understand to talk to as some of the paranoia etc can be so upsetting and shocking especially as she can be so normal and lovely a lot of the time. Sorry for the long rant, I only meant to introduce my self!

[nellbelles]

Hi Timetraveller

Welcome to TP, I'm pleased that you are finding reading the posts useful. My husband and many more on here seem to thrive on a diet of sweet things.

I'm glad that you and your brothers are sharing the care for your Mum, it does help when you can all work together.

We all know people or even family members who refuse to accept that someone has AD and all the difficulties associated with such a horrible illness.

I hope we can continue to support you, please come back and tell us how you are all coping.

Helen x

[Chemmy]

Hello from me too, Time Traveller.

Feel free to rant away

[chris53]

And another hello from me also, and a warm welcome to Talking Point, very glad you have found us it is so very difficult for all of us at first to accept that our loved one has this illness which comes in many different forms, it's unfair, it's cruel and does not pick and choose who it invades. May you find comfort and help on this site, and please let us know how things are.

X

p.s. my dear mum now also has gone mad for anything sweet