DESPERATE!

By DORA QUIROZ Tuesday, July 31, 2007

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I'M DORA QUIROZ FROM GUADALAJARA, MEXICO, AND MY HUSBAND IS AN ALZHEIMER PATIENT. HE'S BEEN SICK FOR 8 YEARS. HE'S 78 AND I'M 74. HELP ME PLEASE I CAN'T TAKE CARE OF HIM ANYMORE AND NO RESOURCES. I NEED INFO ABOUT HOSPITALS OR SHELTERS. PLEASE, I BEG YOU.

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Dorian Martin, Health Guide

7/31/07 7:40pm

Hi, Dora,

I'd suggest that as your first step, you may want to contact the Alzheimer's Association in Mexico. This organization is one of a number of national affiliates of the Alzheimer's Association, and the website says that these affiliates are "dedicated to providing support to people with dementia and their caregivers through:

Practical and emotional help such as help lines and support groups
Information and advice
Advocacy to governments
Training for caregivers and professionals"

Based on this information, they may be able to direct you to resources to help your husband. The contact information is:

Federación Mexicana de Alzheimer
Lago de Xochimilco
230 Colonia Valle Alto
Reynosa
Tamaulipas, C.P. 88710
Mexico
Tel/Fax: +52 771 71 9 47 52/ 71 902 97
Email: alzheimerfedma@yahoo.com
Web: http://www.fedma.net/

Let me know if this works or if you need anything else.

Take care!

Dorian

9/22/07 4:48pm

Dora,

God bless you. You need to take a break from caregiving each week should you decide to continue to take care of your husband. If you do not have a day care for alzheimers persons, perhaps a family member or friend can give you that break twice a week for several hours. Maybe you need a longer break. Maybe you need to consider a care facility such as an assisted living home or nursing home at this point if you feel you cannot continue. Be honest with yourself and ask "Can I now provide the care my husband needs and safety or do I need to make other arrangements for him and myself. It is alright to ask for help which you most certainly need to do.

I am also a caregiver for my Mother who is 87. We have an alzheimers respite (daycare) center

7 miles away. I drive her there twice a week. The cost is based on what you can afford. It has been a godsend to have those hours to renew as a caregiver.

It is important to ask for help when you need it and you have taken a first step.

DESPERATE!

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