Hi everyone, . I have an aunt who has Alzheimer’s and at the moment she is going along ok., I know that this can change quite quickly. We have had problems along the way with her resisting care but she now loves the nurses as she calls them and they visit twice a day. She has been taking donepazil since January and it really does seem to have helped her a lot.
Myself and my brother are her only relatives. I have arranged most of the help for my aunt and do a online shop for her weekly.. The problem is that I am going to go away for maybe six months or longer as my family live abroad. How can I tell my aunt or should I tell her I am going away for so long? I feel so bad about leaving her but I need to see my own family I feel torn. My brother will take over the shopping and other needs for her but I feel guilty all the time. Thank you for any advise.
Myself and my brother are her only relatives. I have arranged most of the help for my aunt and do a online shop for her weekly.. The problem is that I am going to go away for maybe six months or longer as my family live abroad. How can I tell my aunt or should I tell her I am going away for so long? I feel so bad about leaving her but I need to see my own family I feel torn. My brother will take over the shopping and other needs for her but I feel guilty all the time. Thank you for any advise.