Hi everyone,
I have only recently logged onto this Website and am finding it wonderfully reassuring to speak to other carers. So far have had some great chats with Izzy, Bill and Charlie and we seem to be developing quite a dialogue.
So - anyone else who wants to join in - don't wait. Xmas is coming up and we could all do with a bit of extra support and TLC.
Don't know if I'd be reinventing the wheel or if this would be presumptuous, but I thought I'd give a bit more information about myself - then perhaps everyone could do so and we could get to know each other a bit more. Here goes...
I'm Jude - Both of my parents have Altzheimers. I'just turned 50 years this week - eeekkk!!
Normally I live in Indonesia, having been there for 15 years. I have a small hotel over there [and a husband] and also lived in Australia for 16 years. I returned to UK in May of this year and decided to look after my parents, rather than put them into a nursing home. Pretty difficult, but I'm much happier looking after them myself. Luckily my parents have a wonderful additional carer who will be able to move in and look after them when I have to go back to Bali in Jan/Feb for a month or so. Couldn't survive without her. I am now going to spend quite a bit of time shooting back and forth between Indonesia, Australia and England.
It's going to be pretty busy in 2004!
Jude
I have only recently logged onto this Website and am finding it wonderfully reassuring to speak to other carers. So far have had some great chats with Izzy, Bill and Charlie and we seem to be developing quite a dialogue.
So - anyone else who wants to join in - don't wait. Xmas is coming up and we could all do with a bit of extra support and TLC.
Don't know if I'd be reinventing the wheel or if this would be presumptuous, but I thought I'd give a bit more information about myself - then perhaps everyone could do so and we could get to know each other a bit more. Here goes...
I'm Jude - Both of my parents have Altzheimers. I'just turned 50 years this week - eeekkk!!
Normally I live in Indonesia, having been there for 15 years. I have a small hotel over there [and a husband] and also lived in Australia for 16 years. I returned to UK in May of this year and decided to look after my parents, rather than put them into a nursing home. Pretty difficult, but I'm much happier looking after them myself. Luckily my parents have a wonderful additional carer who will be able to move in and look after them when I have to go back to Bali in Jan/Feb for a month or so. Couldn't survive without her. I am now going to spend quite a bit of time shooting back and forth between Indonesia, Australia and England.
It's going to be pretty busy in 2004!
Jude