The Day The Roles Reversed
As a child no matter what age your parent will always think of you as their baby! I became a caregiver in October 2004 to my mother who was diagnosed with dementia. The fear of the responsibility of making sure medicines were taken correctly, all the finances were handled, and most important my mother was comfortable. It was determined that she would live with my sister and within two months realizing that was overwhelming and a group home would be best with 24 hour care. Since I worked from home it was also easier for myself to be active within her daily care with visits, taking her out, and also monitoring her activities. I learned so much within the two years that she had relocated to California, There were new doctors to find, adult daycare to locate, and still maintain her dignity as the parent. Yet our roles were reversing and I was becoming the parent. I was bathing her, surprising her with stuffed animals and when she couldn't remember who I was I didn...