Do you know or love or care for someone with Alzheimer's?

I work in a retirement home on the weekends. I have only been there for 6 weeks and some of the residents who I met right away now do not know me. Sometimes they know me some days and not others. One has only just started getting worse and worse. She calls me to ask if we have a restaurant, or when it opens and closes and what floor it is on. Do we have a library etc. over and over. it breaks my heart. I never let on that they asked me before or it is not a new question. When someone says nice to meet you - I say the pleasure is all mine! But inside my heart is breaking

I like notebook its a sweet and true love story.

Luckily no one in life has gotten Alzheimer's. In my family Parkinson's seems to be what everybody gets. That is also certainly bad to have but thankfully it is not nearly as difficult to deal with as Alzheimer's. I wouldn't know what to do if someone close to me got it. I think the part that would hurt me most would be when they forgot who I was, and also watching them get scared and confused. That would probably be just heartbreaking.

My grandmother suffered from Alzheimer's. While it truly broke my heart everytime I saw her, it was also an incredible learning experience. I watched my grandfather stay by her side for all of those years: the true definition of love. I watched my mother go to my grandparent's house at 3:00 in the morning at least once a month. My mother was always caring for my grandmother and she has taught me the duty that a daughter has to her family. In the final years, my grandmother forgot our names. My sisters and I became "little girl". I think that she knew to some degree that we were people who could be trusted because she never seemed frightened that we were in her home. While I wasn't my grandmother's primary caregiver, there are a few tips I can give from watching my devoted mother. Patience. That is the most important thing to have when taking care of family members and friends with Alzheimer's. Also, never forget the "good times". It is important to never forget that what a person does when they suffer from Alzheimer's is not really them. Even though they might not be able to show it, they love you. Always remember that. Thank you for starting this discussion. This is something that is close to my heart.

my grandmothe has it and sometime it hurt my heart to see her like that