Support for people with recent Alzheimer's diagnosis and their loved ones
We provide free adult briefs, wipes, gloves, barrier pads and ointment for those recently diagnosed with Alzheimer's.
Support for Alzheimer's Care
Caring for BOTH
We provide free essential items such as adult briefs, barrier cream, wipes, gloves, and incontinence barrier pads for bed and chairs while waiting for state assistance. These supplies are crucial for families caring for newly diagnosed Alzheimer's patients, ensuring comfort and dignity.
We also want to bring people together to share ideas for managing new behaviors, frustrations, wandering, sleepless nights, deterring potential falls and more. We believe that minimizing a loved one's feelings of isolation, and stress is beneficial for their physical and mental health.
We offer social interaction through in person get-togethers (you may bring your loved one with you), and on-line chats.
For those that want guidance to apply for assistance, we are here for that too.
WE DO NOT COLLECT SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBERS, BANK ACCOUNT INFORMATION OR MEDICAL INFORMATION.
HOW IT ALL BEGAN
I created this non-profit because I personally know that it's hard to understand the journey. When my mother was diagnosed with Alzheimer's, I didn't know what to expect but I knew I was in it with her for the long haul. After eight years of 24/7 caregiving, I knew I wanted to create an organization in hope to help others.
The night before my mom passed away, one of the questions she asked me was "to never forget her". She was a loving, caring, giving, and unselfish mom. Her sweet and funny personality never left her, although she could get fussy (to put it nicely) when I tried to make her do something she didn't want to do; like bathe or take her medicine. At that time her voice was like I would expect the devil's voice to sound. She also didn't remember that I was her daughter, but insisted I was her best friend. I have a lot of stories about my journey with my mom I can share later, if wanted.
Learning how to handle the many changes your loved one is going through can be difficult and heartbreaking. There will be times that you will get your feelings hurt, you will get frustrated because they keep saying they want to go home, they may want to argue and not do as they need to for health or safety. They may firmly believe that you or others are stealing from them, you may even get fired like I did, LOL. These are just a few scenarios that can take place. Not everyone's journey will be the same, but you can be sure that the overall symptoms will be there. Here are a few very important pieces of advice I can give you; NEVER ask do you remember, or say I already told you, and you will need to go into their world by agreeing with them (as long as it doesn't cause harm), you will need to tell "little white lies" to help keep them calm. It's not worth the stress to argue why they can't drive the car, can't go home, and so on.
My organization's mission is to share experiences, without any judgement, to minimize the stress, share support to each other because losing the person we used to know is heartbreaking.
Support Our Alzheimer's Care Initiatives
Your generous donations, monetary and items help us provide essential supplies and support to families caring for loved ones with Alzheimer's. Together, we can make a difference in their journey, offering resources and assistance to improve their quality of life.
We are a registered non-profit organization in Georgia.
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