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Caregivers | Last Active: Nov 12, 2023 | Replies (707)Comment receiving replies
Hi i am new to this group my name is Kepi and i care for my husbands mom whom i love very much we moved in with her in Dec 2015 because she had some silent strokes that has left her legally blind and in Feb on the 8th she was Dx with late on set Alzhymers. In Dec i downloaded a book called the 36 Hours because i felt there was something else going on with her. On the 8th of Feb. Her secondary caregiver brought home the same book from her Dr. She was put on Aricept after her mmse was 18/30 in May her mmse was 25/30 after i looked at her lab work i noticed her vitamin B levels were way down along with her vitamin E so I also added those in February. She is doing really great. And of course we had a small dog which she now owns lololol Bella just lives mom and mom loves Miss Bella. Thank you for ketting me share and join this group.
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Hi Scott i will certainly do that for Miss Bella thank you for this group caregiving is very hard but i try and keep mom happy healthy and want her to be het best self even when she wont know who we are.. im so sorry for yer lose i lost my only brother dec 12 2007, our youngest son was murdered in our home november 19, 2008 and lost my mamma Jan 7th 2013
I took care of yer the last 4 months of her life she was dx with cancer in Sept 2012
My father in law we lost him to ALS in 2005 and now mom has late on set alzhymers life just isnt fair but i have to remember the lords thinkin is higher than mine.. i dont understand the why's of it all but i do it all because i love my mother in law.. we are doing what she wants and that is to stay in her own home. We have to sell our home. But its just a house her happiness is what counts for me she has lived here almost 50 yrs.. even if she were totally blind she could still find what she looks for...anywhere else for her wouldnt be a good thing. So here i am and here you are... im sure i will learn alot from everyone here and yer all in my prayers
Kepi
Hi @kepi I am sorry beyond words for all the losses you have suffered. More than most and your strength must be ironclad!
You are right -- caregiving is all about the care and not 'things'. Tough adjustment as we give up more and more, but the inner peace can not only be a source of strength, but refuge as well.
God bless!
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Hi @kepi Great to e-meet you here! I wish you well on your caregiving journey and congratulate you on your great efforts!
I'm Scott and I was a secondary caregiver for my mother-in-law who had dementia and then for 14 years as the primary caregiver for my wife, who while battling brain cancer had many symptoms of dementia.
Oh, and I send a belly rub to Miss Bella too!
Strength and peace,