Caregiver Burden

One point on the rather complex diagnosis of my mother from the staff of the Alzheimer's and Memory Care Program is "Caregiver Burden."


There is evidence on her MRI of whatever it is that indicates Alzheimer's and of Vascular Dementia, which is dad's primary issue. In addition, there are realities that complicate her struggle including mild depression, anxiety and...caregiver burden.


When she and Evie and I met with the medical doctor who evaluated her, I made the point that her problems have gotten considerably worse as her stress in taking care of dad has increased.


I have to acknowledge that caring for a person with dementia is quite a job. Evie and I do it from a distance, we are twenty years younger and we are stressed.


And, what concerns me, especially for Evie, is how many years there may be ahead of us.


This will be a marathon. I'm not sure we are in shape.