As many of our Alzheimer’s community is aware, caregiving is incredibly stressful – especially when giving care at home without little outside help. Today we have a blog by Sam, who struggled for years as a primary caregiver for his mother, who passed away with Alzheimer’s disease this past June. Remember to add a tribute to the caregiver in your life at www.alz.org/nadam.
Sam’s Mom
We first realized something was seriously wrong with our mom when she got lost going to my sister’s house. She had gotten off of the bus at the right stop, but could not remember which house my sister and her family lived in. She wasn’t usually very late, so my sister finally went outside to look for her. That’s when we realized she had been wandering in the neighborhood for a long time, perhaps two to three hours.
A few months later, she went out grocery shopping and went missing overnight. The police found her wandering miles away with no recollection of how she had gotten there. She was still carrying the chicken she bought from the store, but it had spoiled because she had kept it with her from the previous day. That was in 2005. Continue reading “National Caregivers Month: Sam struggled with feelings of resentment towards his mother with Alzheimer’s” »
