Living with Alheizmer's and do u get enough support from other family members?
By aleez_29
@aleez_29 (51)
Malaysia
March 18, 2007 6:22am CST
Have u ever have any of your family member suffers from Alheizmer's Disease? How is living with Alheizmer's? My mother was diagnosed with this last year and living with Alheizmer's is very challenging. The routine of sleeping at daytime and waking up during the night is madness. Accusation, paraniod delusion *sigh* owh God what more can i say... indeed it is very challenging and i have to face everything alone with my own family. Once, she was so angry at my maid and nearly killed her with sharp object.. lucky i was there to stop her before she managed to do anything. What i noticed is, if she has this paranoid delusion, she will be so agressive but once she had her nap, she will forget everything, even in split seconds. How about you? give me some shed of light in handling this. Thank You in advance.
1 response
@areyoues8278 (113)
• Malaysia
18 Mar 07
u must have a lot of patience in handling this situation.. if i in ur condition.. and maybe i have an experience with this kind of diseases.. we keep all those sharp things in the hidden place.. always talk with her and keep accompany her.. yupp.. we also have our own time rite? but for me.. mother is there when u need her.. can we be there if our mother want u at her side?
@aleez_29 (51)
• Malaysia
18 Mar 07
well... to have patience is one thing but to endure all these is another issue. Few minutes ago she came into the room and checking all the pillows. She said somebody went into her room and took her pillow which contains money and jewelleries, but the actual fact is none of the above happened. Then she said may God punished me for dening her, what an insolent daughter am i, etc etc. If u r hearing this almost few times a day and continuously for 7 days.. i dunno if anyone can still have a good line of patience. The problem is... no other family member is trying to lighten the burden except 1 sister.The two of us have to face this alternately and the rest of the siblings were just looking from afar. Not even bother to and visit mother.. they believed when mom is with me.. she's in good hands... yes i believed that too.. but sometimes i do think i deserved a break as well.. *sigh* i dunno.. may God give me courage and patience
