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I wanted to say thank you to all. I’ve never posted much, but you were all a godsend to me while caring for my mom who suffered from dementia and had been living with me for the past 5 years. I had no clue what to do except put one foot in front of the other and just keep going. Then I found this forum and I don’t even know how. I found some good advice, listened to different points of view, and I didn’t feel so alone in caregiving mom. I believe a lot of what I learned helped me be a better person and more understanding. I wish I had known so many things sooner. Dementia is such a cruel disease. She passed away a week and a half ago. I was grateful to have been with her. As the changes started coming more often, I remembered what I read here once “If you see changes yearly you have years, if you see changes monthly you have months, if weekly you have weeks, daily and you have days, hourly and you have hours.” That helped me be there for her in many ways. I didn’t know anything about dementia. Definitely not the case anymore. So thank you all, whoever you are. May you have peace on your journey.

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I'm so sorry for your loss and I hope you find peace. You've been through a tough journey. Maybe someday soon, there will be a breakthrough in brain treatments and the generations coming behind us won't have as hard of a time! Be very good to yourself. You deserve happiness.
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Thank you for sharing the wisdom you learned and Passing On the Knowledge . Sorry for your Loss Of your Mom. Be Kind to yourself and heal from this Journey .
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I am so sorry for your loss.

May The Lord give you strength, guidance and comfort during this difficult time.
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Sorry for your loss. It's good you were with her. Take care of yourself now. Eventually your own life will come back in pieces, but all will be seen differently because of your caregiving experience.
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Thanks so much for your note to the Forum and sure do give you my condolences on your loss. I hope you heal quickly and are left with good memories.
You've learned a lot on your journey and are really well spoken. Hope you stick around and help the Forum by lending your voice to the large variety of opinions here.
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Sorry for your loss. Please know you did enough and never let yourself feel any guilt.
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So sorry for the loss of a beloved mother and for the hard journey you both walked these past years. I wish you healing, peace, and comfort from memories of happier days
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So glad that you were able to be with your mom right up until the end, and that you benefited from this forum.
I hope and pray that now you will take some time to take care of yourself, and to be kind to yourself as you have earned at least that much.
God bless you.
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I'm sorry for your painful loss. May you receive comfort and the strength to move onward and upward.
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