Welcome! I hope that this blog will help those at any point in their journey with Alzheimer’s to know that there are others going through the same thing. My Dad takes care of my Mom full time and has since he retired in 2012. My sisters and I are using this blog to document what has and what will happen and to be a resource for others.
In the beginning, there were small signs that Mom was sick. When you look back it is easy to string them all together. How she quit Pottery Barn because she was so intimidated and flustered by the register. How she got up the courage to make flyers about a home staging/decorating business. I helped her to distribute them around a few neighborhoods near her. Her first customer called and she went to help them! It was exciting for her. Later that day, Mom was distraught because she had overcharged them. She went and gave them back their money, but I know she was embarrassed. In 2009 we had a garage sale. Mom always took care of the money box. This time she didn’t seem as interested. A woman bought something for one dollar with a twenty. Mom could not make the change. Another instance—she had a doctor’s appointment but came home without making it there because she got lost. She was crying and very upset. She could not problem solve to call the doctor or one of us to get help with directions. Mom was diagnosed with Posterior Cortical Atrophy in May of 2009.