Thankyou to everyone who was sending me good wishes for today. Dad got the funeral that he asked for and he even got good weather. I did feel upset when I saw the coffin as it brought it all home however it was worse yesterday when I remembered that I was planning to take him out for Father's Day. There were odd moments from invisibles but they were there together and for me and dad. I was prepared to give them something to eat after the funeral but one of them went back home to allow the other to come back with me but he went back to his studio. He did however come in the evening but he left when I was about to eat saying that he had already eaten! What I mean to say is don't expect much from invisibles my youngest invisible gave me a lift to the hospital but didn't come in with me!
Anyway so now I am at the end of my journey but I will still be posting on here with my expertise. I want to say that if you are waiting for a diagnosis for a loved one I felt swamped at the beginning but once I got dad to the doctor I felt some sort of relief. The diagnosis was depressing for both of us but when dad was put on donepezil I noticed him getting back to his old self. I nursed him through to severe Alzheimers as best I could until I put him into the wonderful care home. He had a wonderful year at the home meeting new friends and doing things that he hadn't done for years and best of all I was able to take him out.
The saddest moments before diagnosis were the following:
1 Me getting very upset and saying to dad I don't want you to forget me and he said I won't.
2 Him saying I want you to remember the person I was.
The best moments were trying to retain his memory by taking him out and doing things together. If I can get through this you will.
MaNaAk
Anyway so now I am at the end of my journey but I will still be posting on here with my expertise. I want to say that if you are waiting for a diagnosis for a loved one I felt swamped at the beginning but once I got dad to the doctor I felt some sort of relief. The diagnosis was depressing for both of us but when dad was put on donepezil I noticed him getting back to his old self. I nursed him through to severe Alzheimers as best I could until I put him into the wonderful care home. He had a wonderful year at the home meeting new friends and doing things that he hadn't done for years and best of all I was able to take him out.
The saddest moments before diagnosis were the following:
1 Me getting very upset and saying to dad I don't want you to forget me and he said I won't.
2 Him saying I want you to remember the person I was.
The best moments were trying to retain his memory by taking him out and doing things together. If I can get through this you will.
MaNaAk