Reply To: Advice on how to care for a parent

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Your feelings are definitely valid. I think if there’s one thing that I do when caring for my parents is create a weekly schedule for myself. In this schedule I usually write down my own personal priorities that I need to adhere too. Things such as the days that I work in the week, assignments that I need to complete, birthdays of my family/friends, meetings for work, etc. The reason I am suggesting that you make a schedule is because it helps to reduce the feeling of being overwhelmed. I use monthly calendars that can be found at the dollar store and I also use agendas to help me. Another thing that is also very important when caring for someone with Alzheimer’s is taking part in activities to help the working memory stay active. My grandmother has Alzheimers and something that I do with her to help her memory is create a routine so that my grandmother knows what’s going on daily. I suggest that you practice this as well 🙂 Good luck!