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Originally Posted by RKDinOKC
Will be two years in March. Spent 15 years being the caregiver from my Mom with Alzheimer's. Refused to put her in a facility and kept her in my home. Worked it out to work from home so I could take care of her 24/7. Kinda sad to watch her just slowly forget everything and go blank. But always being around she always new me and appreciated Me being here for her. Sometime I still feel like she is just in the next room and expect to hear her.
The worst part was keeping my siblings from visiting and trying to divvy up and get rid of her stuff long before she passed. It was the opposite of help.
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My respect to you, sir. I was in the process of pursuing guardianship for my mom and moving her into my house when she passed from heart failure. I'd been counseled that it would be an extreme hardship and was preparing myself for it.
As far as loved ones lost goes, I am finding it difficult not being able to share events of my life with my best friend who passed 5 years ago as much as with my deceased parents. Upside: I cherish the people still on this side of the grass more.