NEWBIE

Im new to this site. On monday I found out that my mom as alz. I have spent the last three days crying, she is my best friend , my rock. My lives with her boyfried, I live five hours away, my sister lives in the midwest. We are numb,I had to leave work today, because I'm not coping well. Right now mom has the beginning stages, so we have some time to figure things out. But I do know that things can change overnite. We plan to be proactive in our approach.

I hope learn from all of you, thanks for reading this

Chava

Chava,
My mom was diagnosed 7 years ago with Alzheimer's. Her doctor put her on Namenda and Aricept and to this day she continues to take both. I'm not going to tell you the disease has not progressed, but the doctor is extremely pleased with the slow progression. She is 88 years old and doing okay. There is hope. Make sure she has a doctor that specializes in the disease and read as much as you can about it.
My thoughts are with you.
Miriam