My book showed up a couple of days ago (see previous post). It's fantastic! I am impressed.
It seems to cover everything about what a caregiver goes through. It does not give insight on the disease, but insight on how to deal with the emotions that come every minute when dealing with different behaviors associated with Alz. It provides short term and long term coping strategies.
I have 3-4 books on the subject now, I think I am going to focus on this one for a while.
I am about a 50 pages in...so far so good. I recently told someone that a lot of what I have read about coping with Alz is common sense (if you have a brain, that is), but I have also learned a lot. Knowing that most caregivers go through what I am going through is helpful in it's own right. And reading word for word what I am feeling...very comforting. It is amazing what the printed word can do.
I have been tossing around the idea of a support group. The Alz Association has a chapter here in Indy. I may check it out. If any of you have thoughts on the matter, especially knowing me, send them my way. I'll take all the advice I can get.
How many of you are singing the Reading Rainbow song????
Butterflies in the skyyyyy! Click ME!
Lara, I just sat her and read all of your posts back to back. Tears are just streaming down my cheeks. What you are doing, is truly amazing. Caring for a parent is difficult. The hardest part is watching this amazing person you've looked up to change so much. I am grateful you are getting this time with her. You will cherish it forever. She is so lucky to have you as a daughter, but then again, she raised you to be the awesome woman, daughter, friend, fiance, teacher that you have become. You have an avid follower here in me Lara. You, Ben and your mom are all in my thoughts daily. Much love xoxo
ReplyDeleteWow, Molly. Thank you. Tears here too. I hope you know how much all that you said means to me. Love you.
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