This is my first post,I am here because I am afraid I'm getting incredibly depressed.(looked 4 local help, cant find any) My mother has dementia, and since its diagnoses a few months ago it has Spiraled Downward incredibly bad. My father and I care for her, we have an added problem she has incredible tummy pain which has yet 2 b diagnosed, so she is in cconstant pain, and its hard to get her 2 eat. The newest problem with her ,is she INSISTS she is not home, and wants to go home (she is in her home they built 12 years ago. If we leave the house to take her 2 dr. etc..she refuses to go back in the house and yesterday we physically had to drag this frail woman batteling her to get upstairs, almost to the point I feared we hurt her, because she found some ALL MIGHTY strenght, and faught us the whole way..I can go on and on, but I wish not to cry while writing this ne more. I am desparate for someone to talk to. I am a recovering alcholholic of 7 years and READY to hit the bottle to deal w/ this! HELP ME PLZ ..Lisa