My mother passed away this morning at 5:00. I'm going to assume she went peacefully in her sleep. She'd been in a nursing home for the last six months because my father was no longer able to care for her. I hadn't been to see her in the nursing home because I'd been told it was a "depressing" place, and I was afraid she wouldn't know me ( Read more... )

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I'm rainbow. I'm 40 years old. My mother is 83, and she has Alzheimer's. She went into a care home a few months ago, and I haven't gone to visit her because I'm afraid to ( Read more... )

Well, I'll introduce myself.  I'm a 20 year old from WV.  I currently am the live in caregiver for my grandparents.  My grandfather has Alzheimer's while my grandmother has various medical problems.  I've been living with them for almost a year.  During that time my grandfather has went from being able to do most daily activities on his own, ( Read more... )

Sorry to post again, I just thought I'd say that I think it would be great if all the new members would make a post to introduce themselves. :)

This is the community's first post!  I'd just like to kick everything off by introducing myself.

My name is Holly and I am 17 years old.  My dad was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease when I was 14 and it was very hard for me to deal and cope with.  I never liked talking to anyone about it and was in denial about it for a long time.  Looking back, I ( Read more... )