Dear all,
My Dad was diagnosed two weeks ago; he's 61. Both my Mum and I have noticed a decline over the past two years, but despite this I'm still in absolute denial and feel inconsolable.
Each time I think about what it means for my Dad to have 'Alzheimer's' I can't stop crying and I feel so angry too. My eyes are welling up now.
I feel helpless. My Mum is being so stoic, but I can see the strain she is under. She too is in denial. My Dad was told he cannot drive anymore and he is unable to go back to work, but this feels so unfair when he his occasional prolonged moments of clarity.
I speak to my parents several times throughout the day; I am the youngest of three daughters but my Dad's only child. I feel a huge sense of duty to be there and make this situation easier, but I don't know what to do. This makes me feel even more angry.
My parents don't live far away and I visited them last the weekend. The saddest thing is a completely glazed look when I speak to my Dad, I understand that this is the medication he is taking. Is that right?
He has become progressively more angry and I don't know how to help my Mum, especially as she has not accepted what is going on. My Dad was the only one of my parents able to drive and I fear my Mum will lose her independence.
I know that things are going to get harder, but I don't know how to accept that.
Thanks for reading. x
My Dad was diagnosed two weeks ago; he's 61. Both my Mum and I have noticed a decline over the past two years, but despite this I'm still in absolute denial and feel inconsolable.
Each time I think about what it means for my Dad to have 'Alzheimer's' I can't stop crying and I feel so angry too. My eyes are welling up now.
I feel helpless. My Mum is being so stoic, but I can see the strain she is under. She too is in denial. My Dad was told he cannot drive anymore and he is unable to go back to work, but this feels so unfair when he his occasional prolonged moments of clarity.
I speak to my parents several times throughout the day; I am the youngest of three daughters but my Dad's only child. I feel a huge sense of duty to be there and make this situation easier, but I don't know what to do. This makes me feel even more angry.
My parents don't live far away and I visited them last the weekend. The saddest thing is a completely glazed look when I speak to my Dad, I understand that this is the medication he is taking. Is that right?
He has become progressively more angry and I don't know how to help my Mum, especially as she has not accepted what is going on. My Dad was the only one of my parents able to drive and I fear my Mum will lose her independence.
I know that things are going to get harder, but I don't know how to accept that.
Thanks for reading. x