Why Do I Write About Alzheimer’s?
October 4, 2006 by Mary Emma Allen
Filed under Diseases & Conditions
“Why do you write about Alzheimer’s?” I’m frequently asked, when people learn that my mom and aunt are no longer living, the Alzheimer’s victims in my family. “Most people want to forget about that part of their lives.”
I feel I have a mission to share what I’ve learned in caring for Mother and Auntie in hopes of encouraging others, whether they’re Alzheimer’s patients or caregivers, who are going through this journey in their lives. Also, if our experiences…Mother’s, Auntie’s, and my family’s…can help others, then these valiant ladies won’t have gone through their struggles in vain. They will continue to help others.
As the short message says on the opening page of my blog, my purpose or mission for Alzheimer’s Notes: “Encouraging Alzheimer’s caregivers from someone who’s been there.”
What would you like to know about Alzheimer’s and caregiving? What information would help you and your loved one in your journey through the maze of the Alzheimer’s world?
How ironic that people would want to forget about their loved ones with Alzheimer’s. Alzheimer’s does not define people. It is simply a part of life that we live through like with most other hardships. Thanks for offering your support here at Alzheimer’s Notes.
Thanks for bringing a personal voice to this disease that affects so many. And thanks for joining in with our Theme Day!
http://www.livelywomen.com/2006/10/05/
science-health-channel-theme-day-round-up/
Thank you, Hsien, for your insight and description of Alzheimer’s. That’s so much what my husband and I felt, when caring for Mother and Auntie. They still were lovely ladies, even though frustrating at times. If they hadn’t been afflicted with Alzheimer’s, it might have been some other disease.
I was pleased to be part of the Science and Health Channel’s Theme Day. You did a great job with the round-up. Mary Emma