How do you start a post like this? Its took me best part of 10 minutes to just start this sentence!
Last Friday it was confirmed my mother of 67 has early stages of Alzheimer's. I don't think this is anything out of the blue to us as for the past couple of years myself and my dad could tell something wasn't / hasn't been 'quite right'. So it got to a stage and rightly so my dad frog marched my mum to the GP to get checked over. That's how the journey started.
B12 jabs to start with, then the scans and mental health checks within a space of the year have confirmed it. She has just started on the Donepezil (low dose) with a further appointment in a couple of weeks.
My mum is a bit blasé about but she's accepted it as best as she can. My dad is pragmatic (and caring of course) about it, which is a good thing. Me, as an only child (41) I'm gutted which I think is down to the fact of looking further forward and how this is all going to end up. I also feel scared as its the 'how long' and 'when' factor and what the hell you do!! I understand its early doors but its that element of the unknown and what the impact will do to my dad.
I also feel sorry for my daughter. She loves her grandma and has loads of fun when we go round but there is going to be that time I guess when things will get a little more different / difficult? Yet to have the conversation with her but wondering how does an 8 year old grasp and understand?
On the positives we live close by to my mum and dad. She keep's her brain ticking over reading, doing crosswords, puzzles, quiz's on the TV, she loves a good action movie which I download and pass on. She's active and walks most places (they don't have a car), likes the garden so I see all these as major plus's ?
That's my starter for ten. I sought a forum like this just as an outlet and to gain any information, support, advice, other peoples experiences (although one would expect one is never the same) and poss a rant or two at some point. I've a lot to gem up on and compute (have already had a browse through the other forum areas which looks to offer so much in terms of info and stages etc).
I never thought a few years ago I'd be saving an Alzheimer's Forum into my Favorites
Many thanks and stay safe.
Stef
Last Friday it was confirmed my mother of 67 has early stages of Alzheimer's. I don't think this is anything out of the blue to us as for the past couple of years myself and my dad could tell something wasn't / hasn't been 'quite right'. So it got to a stage and rightly so my dad frog marched my mum to the GP to get checked over. That's how the journey started.
B12 jabs to start with, then the scans and mental health checks within a space of the year have confirmed it. She has just started on the Donepezil (low dose) with a further appointment in a couple of weeks.
My mum is a bit blasé about but she's accepted it as best as she can. My dad is pragmatic (and caring of course) about it, which is a good thing. Me, as an only child (41) I'm gutted which I think is down to the fact of looking further forward and how this is all going to end up. I also feel scared as its the 'how long' and 'when' factor and what the hell you do!! I understand its early doors but its that element of the unknown and what the impact will do to my dad.
I also feel sorry for my daughter. She loves her grandma and has loads of fun when we go round but there is going to be that time I guess when things will get a little more different / difficult? Yet to have the conversation with her but wondering how does an 8 year old grasp and understand?
On the positives we live close by to my mum and dad. She keep's her brain ticking over reading, doing crosswords, puzzles, quiz's on the TV, she loves a good action movie which I download and pass on. She's active and walks most places (they don't have a car), likes the garden so I see all these as major plus's ?
That's my starter for ten. I sought a forum like this just as an outlet and to gain any information, support, advice, other peoples experiences (although one would expect one is never the same) and poss a rant or two at some point. I've a lot to gem up on and compute (have already had a browse through the other forum areas which looks to offer so much in terms of info and stages etc).
I never thought a few years ago I'd be saving an Alzheimer's Forum into my Favorites
Many thanks and stay safe.
Stef