I joined back in December and really haven’t utilised this forum but I recently I have been feeling overwhelmed with the amount of responsibility resting with caring for my Mum.
Our case is ‘tricky’ because my Mum’s Power of Attorney’s are family who live in the Republic of Ireland and cut contact from us back in January of 2020. I have had to reach out to local legal authorities based on the recommendation of social services. They completed a capacity test and Mum is ‘on the cusp’ of not having capacity.
I’m frustrated because I helped set Mum up with care; financial support & raised awareness of her case in the Republic of Ireland for the 2.5yrs she was there.
It feels like I’m starting from scratch in the U.K. & the law is different here - so all the research I did to best support my Mum doesn’t always count.
I feel very alone having moved out of London to Newcastle (where my boyfriend is from & where we could afford a much larger rental to have Mum live with us). I’m not sure if it’s Covid that’s had an affect, too - but in Ireland the local support was phenomenal.
Tonight I reached out to Dementia U.K. to see if I could get access to a Dementia Adviser or Admiral Nurse.
I would also love to connect with people in a similar situation to myself, being in my twenties and caring for someone with early onset Alzheimer’s is not easy but I do not regret it because my Mum is so much happier & I am getting to share so many special memories with her.
Our case is ‘tricky’ because my Mum’s Power of Attorney’s are family who live in the Republic of Ireland and cut contact from us back in January of 2020. I have had to reach out to local legal authorities based on the recommendation of social services. They completed a capacity test and Mum is ‘on the cusp’ of not having capacity.
I’m frustrated because I helped set Mum up with care; financial support & raised awareness of her case in the Republic of Ireland for the 2.5yrs she was there.
It feels like I’m starting from scratch in the U.K. & the law is different here - so all the research I did to best support my Mum doesn’t always count.
I feel very alone having moved out of London to Newcastle (where my boyfriend is from & where we could afford a much larger rental to have Mum live with us). I’m not sure if it’s Covid that’s had an affect, too - but in Ireland the local support was phenomenal.
Tonight I reached out to Dementia U.K. to see if I could get access to a Dementia Adviser or Admiral Nurse.
I would also love to connect with people in a similar situation to myself, being in my twenties and caring for someone with early onset Alzheimer’s is not easy but I do not regret it because my Mum is so much happier & I am getting to share so many special memories with her.