My mother is having a hard time right now. Her memory has been bad for the last several years. Her mother had Alzhiemer's and she has always said that she was going to get it. Well, it looks like Mom was right. It is very frustrating for me, she doomed and gloomed for so long about it, that she didn't enjoy her life. Nobody knows what the future holds and it just bothered me that she was always consumed over the what if...... I am helping my dad take care of her but this is quite a feet as I live 2 1/2 hours from them. So, several times a week I am on the road for 5 hours. I am tired already and this is in the very early stages. I have to set up bondaries with Dad. He would gladly have me handle everything, but I just can't. I have my husband and three boys to love and take care of, I can't forget about them. My parents had lived in the same house for 33 years and just moved to their dream farm a year and a half ago. If this gets really bad, Dad is going to have to move back closer to me. It is impossible for me to go there on a daily basis. If you have every had to care for an Alzhiemer patient, your suggestions are welcome. Also, if you feel the desire to pray for me and my family, please do. Thank you.
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