I hope you will discover good benefit from coming submissions entitled, 'Alzheimer's Caregiver's Support'. Each of the Parts to come are excerpts from my WebSite... www.alzheimersinhomecare.com
When it became apparent my Mom had Alzheimer's, I searched the Web, et al, and of course found a significant amount of general help, but not specific information to the needs I sought. I needed to know what to do relative to this or that, how to respond to this or that, how to prepare for this or that and even how or what to think about this or that. In that I could not find the specifics I sought, I developed the above noted WebSite hoping the information included therein would be of help to others who have unexpectedly found themselves in the position of Primary Caregiver.
Because you are interested in this Site, there is a good chance you are already a caregiver to one extent or other. And like most, it's reasonably likely you didn't have any real choice in the matter. Nonetheless, you are currently doing what you are able. Friend, whether this is all new to you or you've been providing care for some time, let's work together in order to learn how to enhance our care giving service to those we love.
This Site offers an arena of related topics which I hope will in due course prove to have been a positive influence during your learning curve. Speaking of positive influences, let me side step for a moment and ask that before you leave this Site you visit the ‘Lighter Side‘. On its sub-pages you'll discover what we all need during times of providing such demanding care. Humor. And yes, feel free to leave your own, 'Light Side' humor on the ‘Guest Light Side‘ Page. If you are willing, please let each of us know of a particularly amusing experience you went through while Care Giving. Thank you!
Unfortunately though, most of the Care Giving aspects of servicing Alzheimer's victims are not on the 'Light Side'. In order to best draw out the positive aspects of providing care for an Alzheimer's victim, we must first understand and learn to deal with the negatives. At least to the degree we are able to identify and promote a progressively nurturing relationship with the victim while working through the negatives. That means we must begin by scrutinizing the hard facts, the reality of our own choices, and our own caregiver systems with respect to our actual performance of care giving. We must ask ourselves hard questions. The idea is to better identify a basis from which we might build toward the better.
Alzheimer's disease prompts significant changes in the lives of everyone it touches. The decision to provide Alzheimer's In Home Care initiates progressively greater, seemingly never-ending and surely unrelenting challenges to one's life. Previously considered joys, laughter or even the general sense that life is generally OK might for awhile become as distant as the thought of marriage is to a two year old. In other words, largely non existent. From a physical, mental and emotional perspective, providing care giving service to an Alzheimer's patient can be one of the most intense, long term, heart wrenching experiences you've ever undertaken. Not possibly; probably.
