Hi all,
It's been a while since I posted on here - we've been ok.
Dad is still in early stages vascular dementia (ten years now, but we only got diagnosed last year) and is still extremely physically fit and seems content.
Here's the thing. He hates winter. Is awful. It's like one constant sundowning...........
Here's the other thing: all our family live in Australia.
Can you see where I'm heading with this?
We are self funding, so if we're spending our own money, why not be somewhere nearer to family, in a warmer climate? We have nothing really keeping us here, just work and school. Friends have pretty much dropped off as they do when you have a young family and a parent with dementia.
I'd love your opinions. Does anyone know of people emigrating to warmer climes with a diagnosis of dementia?
Jx
It's been a while since I posted on here - we've been ok.
Dad is still in early stages vascular dementia (ten years now, but we only got diagnosed last year) and is still extremely physically fit and seems content.
Here's the thing. He hates winter. Is awful. It's like one constant sundowning...........
Here's the other thing: all our family live in Australia.
Can you see where I'm heading with this?
We are self funding, so if we're spending our own money, why not be somewhere nearer to family, in a warmer climate? We have nothing really keeping us here, just work and school. Friends have pretty much dropped off as they do when you have a young family and a parent with dementia.
I'd love your opinions. Does anyone know of people emigrating to warmer climes with a diagnosis of dementia?
Jx