Alzheimer's Disease Support Group

When my mother was still alive i remember having to go take care of her after work or the weekends. I am a single mother of 4. 2 of those kids are still pretty young 8 and 9. And i remember being very upset because i had to go take care of her, when i have 5 other sisters and noone has young children like me. Those were very trying times and now i think back and say "why did i complain so much?" I have to accept that in one way or another we all feel the same, but some of you have noone else to depend on, i did... I guess by the end of her life, she had lived with this disease for so long that we were all tired. Mom stopped being herself almost 8 years ago. She lived with that disease for 8 years. Well let me rephrase that, she was diagnosed with the disease 8 yrs before her death. It was hard. Yesturday i went to go visit her at the cemetery and i cried, i've only gone twice since she died in May. I try to avoid conversations about her, cemetery visits, anything that has to do with remembering her... Well yesterday i went and i cried and i told her i missed her so much and in this crowded world i felt so lonely. I prayed that she send me a sign that everything would be alright. My phone rang it was my es-husband... i had to laugh, ok Mom not funny.... I miss her so much

I don't think you ever quit missing your mother. My mother has been gone several years now, and I still think about her nearly every day. I still feel her presence in my life. I took care of my mother for 3 years. I feel so grateful that I had the opportunity to do so.

Lots of love to you,

Dibbie

Thanks for the reality check from the last two responses. When I am feeling frustrated I take deep breaths and thank God I still have her presence. My sympathy to both of you.

My Father has been diagnosed with dimentia. It has been about 5 years now . when we first started seeing signs I moved my father into the same building as my Aunt. As my fathers short term memory worsend My aunt refused to help any longer so My Wife and I decided to take care of my Father. He has almost no short term memory

I do know that this will eventually worsen to the stage that you are at Im Not looking forward to this however I know that its inevadble
I wish I could offer some some sound advice for you . This group seems to be the right forum For all of us and you are not alone:)
HUGS
Blakkstar