4/4 female mid40s

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Torimintz
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4/4 female mid40s

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Torimintz wrote:My story:
It is hard when the people you know change in front of you. My dad is in the final stages AD. He started going down hill about 5 years ago, right after my mom died. The first to go were the unhappy memories. Mostly he was okay, laughing off stuff he didn't remember. My mom's mom lived to over 100, but didn't know anyone for the last 10 years. I only saw her once during this time, but she seemed quite content. I'm 4/4, but it did not come as a shock because of my family history. I'm hoping for a different end.
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Torimintz, your situation sounds beyond difficult on many levels. I am so sorry! I am at a loss for meaningful suggestions.

And your mom's situation is one of my biggest fears as a 4/4. I often wonder what I can do now to prevent this sort of isolation and lack of brain-health measures if I become unable to manage these things for myself someday.

My heart goes out to you and your mom.
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Re: 4/4 female mid40s

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Torimintz-
I feel your pain and am sorry for you. My own mom at 88 seems healthy and in fact has shown improvement in ways due to my dogged support with the part of the B. Protocol and other interventions I continue to provide ( at no small cost to my own health and relationships).
Still, I know the feeling when your mom loses her capacity for empathy. It feels brutal as a daughter who depended on her for emotional support all my life.
I know it is so hard but I suggest you keep trying to be her daughter and not fall into the role of nurse. Sounds like your dad is so controlling that may be all you can do. The good part of that is that you can take her on outings and spend time talking over the old times she can remember and sometimes they will surprise you with a poignant memory or two that you had forgotten. Whereas when you are the nurse and caretaker 24/7 you can end up so frustrated by the minute to minute demands of keeping them warm and dry and fed that you can loose out non any available joy.
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katydid 3/4 wrote:Torimintz-
I feel your pain and am sorry for you. My own mom at 88 seems healthy and in fact has shown improvement in ways due to my dogged support with the part of the B. Protocol and other interventions I continue to provide ( at no small cost to my own health and relationships).
Still, I know the feeling when your mom loses her capacity for empathy. It feels brutal as a daughter who depended on her for emotional support all my life.
I know it is so hard but I suggest you keep trying to be her daughter and not fall into the role of nurse. Sounds like your dad is so controlling that may be all you can do. The good part of that is that you can take her on outings and spend time talking over the old times she can remember and sometimes they will surprise you with a poignant memory or two that you had forgotten. Whereas when you are the nurse and caretaker 24/7 you can end up so frustrated by the minute to minute demands of keeping them warm and dry and fed that you can loose out non any available joy.
Katydid 3/4
Welcome to the forum! Thank you for your voice and supportive message to Torimintz.
I read your posts, and I understand you are very familiar with Dr. Bredese’s protocol.
On our site, I would like to send you to the PRIMER written and updated on regular basis by our members- Dr. Stavia.
It is filled with valuable information and maybe you will find there new tips, strategies, inspirations applicable to your unique family’s situation.
viewtopic.php?f=33&t=1418
The entire forum is a wonderful wealth of information. To learn how to get as much as possible out of the apoe4.info please go here:
https://wiki.apoe4.info/wiki/%22How-To% ... fo_website

The forum is a true community! We are here to helps, support and encourage one another. If at any point of your and your mom’s journey to better brain health, you get stuck and need help with anything, please do not hesitate to post.

My best,
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That sounds terrible!

It sounds like you have to heal the relationship with your father to be able to spend time with your mother, and given what you said already, that will probably be tough. Are there any things that your dad responds positively to? I wonder if he has signs of dementia himself, and perhaps this increase in controlling behavior is his way of trying to cope with it (if you are 4/4 and he is your biological father, he has at least one copy of ApoE4).

*hugs*
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