Hello, I'm new here and this is my first post.... So here goes..
My mum has been diagnosed with vascular dementia, she's 91 next week. I am trying so hard to take each day as it comes but I'm really struggling, I'm tearful most days and struggling to concentrate at work. My mum is being cared for mainly by my sister who is 71 and I worry about how she is coping, we are close so we talk often but my sister doesn't seem to understand why I am so upset as she deals with things differently. I feel like I have to be strong for not only my mum but my sister too. I just can't seem to control my emotions and get my act together....i just feel an emotional wreck. I'm normally the organiser and the strong one in the family, I work full-time and have a busy life with looking after husband, grown up children, grandchildren, etc and I have organised all Mum's LPA's, carers/financial assessments, the appointment with GP that led to where we are now, I'm organising a befriender for Mum, filling in Attendance allowance forms, so practically most things are in place for Mum. I feel like I'm losing the plot...
My mum has been diagnosed with vascular dementia, she's 91 next week. I am trying so hard to take each day as it comes but I'm really struggling, I'm tearful most days and struggling to concentrate at work. My mum is being cared for mainly by my sister who is 71 and I worry about how she is coping, we are close so we talk often but my sister doesn't seem to understand why I am so upset as she deals with things differently. I feel like I have to be strong for not only my mum but my sister too. I just can't seem to control my emotions and get my act together....i just feel an emotional wreck. I'm normally the organiser and the strong one in the family, I work full-time and have a busy life with looking after husband, grown up children, grandchildren, etc and I have organised all Mum's LPA's, carers/financial assessments, the appointment with GP that led to where we are now, I'm organising a befriender for Mum, filling in Attendance allowance forms, so practically most things are in place for Mum. I feel like I'm losing the plot...