Thank you all so much. Your help and support is priceless.
I have spoken to my Alzheimer's Groupe support worker at length and she is backing me all the way. She says that she has encountered many people in similar situations, but so far I am the only one who is doing something about it - so maybe down the line I will be able to offer advice to other people, the way that you have helped me.
I went to a Carer's Afternoon today and had a quick word with the lady in charge. She is going to call me tomorrow so I can set up an appointment. I want to put a care plan in place that can be activated when I go.
I went into Women's Aid today and had a good chat with a lady there. She was pretty horrified at some of the things that came out. Things, I suppose, that normal decent people baulk at but which I have become used to - you just get used to being in the wrong .... I hate that. I hate being turned into that kind of person in what is supposed to be a home environment. Anyhow, she gave me the number of Community Legal Services, so I have to call them. She also got me to fill in a form so that my situation is on record, and told me that I can pop in whenever I like.
I have my documents sorted and ready to hand. I am going to start taking things round to various friends and am also going to look into renting storage space so that I can squirrel things away that I will need or be able to sell. I am always being nagged about sorting things out, and took two bin liners of stuff to a charity shop the other week, so will just say that I am continuing with the sorting.
Finding somewhere to live is a big worry, but maybe Women's Aid can give me advice on that.
I will definitely look at The Lady. Pet sitting would suit me - I think there are a few sites where you can find pet sitting jobs, which is something that I could look into.
I just need to keep my head down and keep out of my brother's way as much as possible while I sort this out. I can't speak to him without getting a load of abuse in return and my parents condone this.
I am a lot further forward than I was last weekend. Thank you all so much.