I am so glad that Alzheimer's is in the news. We need attention brought to this hateful disease. But we need more than a web-site, a toll free number and pats on the head.
I wish I was smarter. I wish I was a doctor. A scientist. Something or someone who could help find a cure. A treatment. A preventative. Something. But I am me. Facing this with my mother after going through it with my father. And seeing three aunts lose the battle also.
As I wrote before I try to find laughter in the day - to enjoy the lighter side of things. I laugh to keep from crying on most days. And sometimes the tears win.
I wonder if I could adequately explain to our President what Alzheimer's does to the person and the family. How tired one can get? How discouraged? How it must be a living hell to be trapped in your mind like so many are? How it is hard to work and take care of family when you are a caregiver? I never seem focused on the tasks at hand - worrying about mom. Though it is easier since wonderful Melecia came into our lives.
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