Hello Leah. Good to hear from you. It certainly sounds like your plate is full right now. And with the added emotional toll there is bound to be an effect on your memory.
I am wondering if there is anything we can do for you in the community? I suspect the more comments you get and can then answer could help keep your memory. Is there anything else you might need from us? I guess it seems odd that a group of people who've never met might be helpful to each other. But somehow it seem comforting and encouraging to me.
So let us know what WE can do for YOU. You help so many people each time you write and share with us. Please reach out.
All the best, sue
Read more of Leah's blog in A Day in the Life of A Dementia Sufferer.
Hi, Sue. You ARE helping when you write to me. ANy correspondence forces me to use all my faculties. Not only that, I truly LOVE to hear from people who write to me. I will be happy to answer questions, etc. as needed, too. Your community does help me by keeping me mentally active. I enjoy the other blogs and have gotten to know a couple of you pretty well--even if it is long distance. I only wish we could all get together in the Washington area for a symposium or something....
Blessings to you!
Leah
thank you for sharing your life. The things that you do remember help all of us dealing with Alzheimers. God bless you.
My mother has Alzheimer's and yesterday she thought that I was 6 years old. I am 53. It hurt so badly.
I know it must hurt to have your mother not see you as you are today. I bet,too, the little girl she is seeing fills her with good thoughts and feelings. I think sometimes that it is we who have the memory loss who are the lucky ones. For those people, like your mother, who have a severe memory loss, what they do remember feels very fresh and NOW. It is hard for caregivers to comprehend that. I wish you the very best with your mother. And thank you for you kind words.
Leah
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Hey there Leah! I continue to be impressed with your blog entries. I can see that you are a very intelligent person. I think that same attribute my mother shares with you is what has kept her going for so many years. Thank you for letting us know the details of what it's like for you. It's priceless for us caregivers - gives us something to learn from.
I'll bet a LOT of your recent memory loss is caused from all the heartache you're going through. That's a tremendous amount of stress - no wonder you're not up to par at the moment! Things will get better, I'm sure. Hang in there and know people are praying for you.
I think you mentioned before you've been in contact with the Alz. Association. Give them a call and ask about pill containers that have an alarm system to let you know when it's time to take certain ones.
Best of luck, Diane
Thanks, Diane, for answering. I wish the best for you and your mother. I have thought about the medication box with alarms. Only problem I can see is that I would need to be near it to hear it. I am thinking that there must be a multi-alarm necklace somewhere...if not, there certainly should be. A necklace I could wear would remind me to eat. etc no matter where I am.
Please give my best regards to your mother. Hope you both have a good day!
Leah