Hello all,
I am the primary caregiver for my 73 year old husband who has early stage Alzheimer’s and my 83 year old mom who lives with us. She has some form of dementia as well. I am 61. My dad died on 10/4/22 from stomach cancer so mom has come to live with us.
We’ve decided to move back to WA from AZ to be closer to our youngest daughter who is becoming a doctor. We just purchased a home about 20 minutes from her and are in the process of selling our AZ home. I will be diligent about not respecting her life and boundaries as I don’t want to burden her with our aging issues. Life is definitely a whirlwind and very stressful at times as any project or task that demands processes needs to be done by me. I am also the only one of the three of us who drives. Yikes! I try to make time each day for us to find joy and laugh together and to discuss the things we have to be grateful about. Some days I do a better job than others. I am praying we are making the right decision about making a move while my husband is excited about it and can hopefully learn where things are in our new home. It is a risk but I believe the right one. I look forward to learning from the group and supporting each other.
Wishing you all strength, peace and courage on the journey.
Kim Possible