I work full time in a job that requires me to travel occassionaly. My father moved in with my husband and I after his second stroke. He has now had three strokes. He has verbal aphaisa so has trouble getting words out as well as his comprehension is very slow to understand what is being said to him. He has now been recently diagonsed with prostrate cancer. My mother is in physical rehab after a bad fall and realizes now she will not be going home. After putting her into a ALF at the age of 64 I uncovered some very sad truths about my mothers mental state. She was depressed and had become an alcoholic which almost led to her death. I am cleaning up a huge mess she got herself in. It has been a very painful project. I am a only child with divorsed parents that both need help physically and financially. My saving grace is my job, my husband, my dog and my faith. As time goes by things are getting more under control. This experience has truely changed me as a person... for the better....but there are days I need support.
I am caring for my father, Allen, who is 75 years old, living at my home and the primary ailment is heart condition / stroke.
I am caring for my mother, Nancy , who is 67 years old, living at assisted living and the primary ailment is alzheimer's / dementia.