im 22 yr old female and about 3 years ago my family found out that my mom has alzheimer's. i thought that as time went past i would find it easier to handle but it seems to have only gotten harder. i dont really have anyone to talk to and the rest of my family hasnt been all that supportive....



Dear luv my mom,
I am sorry to hear about what you are going thru. In deed it is difficult, especially when your family members are probably not dealing with it like they should. Are they in denial it is happening? Is your Mom on the newest meds to help slow the process? Are you able to go to speak to her Dr ? What is going on with your Mom as far as the Alz. goes? Is she able to still talk and speak to you? Each person is different, but eventually the person you knew as your Mom will become someone different, sadly. Please let me know when you get a chance to write again, I will try and reply when I can with our experiences, as we have been dealing with this since 1999, and have a small child whom had to deal with this terrible disease as well. She is now 11, for a couple years we had to shelter her and my husband { it is his Mom} and I would visit with her and have our daughter go to my brother's house as one time she ran ahead to see Grandma and she yelled at her and asked her who she was, and for her to "get out" she was only 8 at the time but it was devastating for her as well as us...
I hope you will be able to depend on your family as you all need to be there for each other, in the meantime you can write to me anytime, ok
God Bless you!
Sincerely,
Karen Vanecek