CAREGIVERS OF ALZHEIMER’S PATIENTS STORIES WANTED FOR FILM (NY, NJ & CT)

My name is Matthew Feder, I am a caring loving son,I am the caregiver of my Father (Elliott)who is in the early stages of Alzheimer's.My mother and father live in Manhattan, and I live upstate New York.In a small town named Rosendale.As my father, unfortunately degenerates,I find myself spending more and more time in the city.  We have visiting nurse service that comes a few days during the week.  But my mother cannot handle him anymore.He has a propensity to wander.He will go for little walks in Central Park.Of course we are extremely concerned when he leaves the apartment because as you know the mind is starting to go.His long-term memory is pretty good,he can remember the phone number of his office from 20 years ago.But if I asked him what is in the paper that he is looking at, he has no clue.Or if he goes to a movie with my mother,he would not remember the name of the Fillm or what it is about.

I recently purchased a satellite tracking device that we have placed on his wrist.  Here is where the fun begins.

We can allow him to go into Central Park on his own! Because I have the ability to follow him on my laptop!

So imagine this if you will ,my father is walking in Central Park by the boathouse, and I can be sitting on a park bench, or relaxing on the grass on the great lawn.  Following his every movements on my PC.

I would be happy to show you this technology.  I think it would be very interesting for your documentary.  It certainly has alleviated quite a bit of worry that my family had been experiencing.If you like, I can give you the web site, with his login and password, so that you can follow him around as well!

Anyway I know that there are a lot of people in various stages of this terrible disease .  If I can help other caregivers, and patients never get lost again by the use of technology, I believe this can be a calling for me, a positive path with a lot of good karma.

Believe me I am being realistic in realizing that my father's in the grips of a disease with a downward spiral.   I can provide a certain quality of life ,and enable him a certain added amount of freedom,that he was not able to enjoy a few weeks ago.Because all of his walks he needed an escort.

Thank you for your time.A  film of this sort sounds like a beautifully positive project.You can give a little bit  of love, support, and guidance to all of the wonderful caretakers.

 And I can keep track of all the Alzheimer's patients on my computer,so none of them will ever be lost again!

I THINK OF BEING AN ALZHEIMERS CAREGIVER AS DOING GOD'S WORK. IT IS MOST GRATIFYING, SPIRITUAL AND HUMBLING TO ME. I FEEL BLESSED EACH TIME I AM LED TO MY NEXT ALZHEIMER PATIENT.

I DO IN-HOME ALZHEIMER CAREGIVING AND AM AN INDEPENDENT. I HAVE JUST COMPLETED CAREGIVING TO MY 7TH ALZHEIMER PATIENT. I WAS WITH EACH PATIENT APPROXIMATELY 12 - 14 MONTHS. USUALLY FROM THE BEGINNING STAGE RIGHT TO THE FINAL STAGE.

MY PATIENTS HAVE TAUGHT ME MUCH AND I AM GRATEFUL TO THEM ALL.