Stories

Hello everyone. I have new poem that again, I shared with my FB support group. This time I also posted my poem to the public. My hubby has Alzheimer's stage...

I can no longer shop like a normal person. But I wanted to share with you a little what it's like if I walked into a grocery store for example...

This, I PromiseTo Frank,From, Catherine, with eternal love You are My Love, My Treasure for always, For it’s you I hold ever close to me. What joy it is to...

I played ice hockey for 28 years. In 2007 I had two concussions within one week that would change my life forever. My first concussion I hit a player head...

My mom is gone. The smart, vibrant, strong woman who raised five kids and did some of the toughest nursing a person can ever do has left her brain, and...

Being a caregiver for my spouse, the love of my life, has been a struggle to maintain any sense of positivity. I am an artist and have found painting and...

My mom had Alzheimer's. I was her main caretaker, even though I had some help from my dad. It was a slow process, at first, but she suffered a stroke...

My mom is 84 years old and has had Alzheimer's disease for more than 7 years. She is at stage 6. She not giving up and she tries to feed...

My name is Bobbie Joe. I was diagnosed when I was 42. I am now 45. I've had my fair share of health problems, but I never thought I would...

My mom is 87 with Alzheimer's and she is on week 4 of being at her memory care facility. This was one the hardest decisions I have had to make...

My husband is in the later stages of Alzheimer's after five years, but he can still do jigsaw puzzles, with minimal help. I think that's been as helpful as any...

I understand that mom is unable to control her actions and I try to control my reactions but mother is in the terrible 2's. Everything is "NO" and I have...

My mom is in the memory ward at an assisted living facility. She is in the early moderate stage. Mom has a problem with recalling things, like when Dad died...

I met a jolly man in a river town nine years ago. We were joined at the hip. We did everything together. Then health setbacks changed our lives. Literally. I...

My Husband has early onset Alzheimer's disease. It’s been four years now and he seems to getting a little worse now. He can no longer drive ( he can drive...

My name is Rachel and I am a caregiver to my mom Jennie (grandma she adopted me). I'm gonna start from when she became my caregiver. I was three months...

Mom is 99 this month. I knew it would be a challenge, and I hope I’m up to it. We are at the point where she has lost the ability...

Hello! Seeking advice. I Live in a different state than my parents and I am about 2 hours away. I have 1 brother who lives about 3 hours away from...

To make this short, I am 69 years old and was abused sexually by my father. I tried to tell my mother, but she called me a liar and did...

I have been married for 44 years. We have been through several tragedies and made it through them all. Let me start by saying there are 27 years between us...