Yehudis

It is so easy when we are dealing with an AD LO that we can see AD around every
corner in all our LO's. You may be very correct in thinking your mother is
showing signs of stress rather than AD. My friends and I call it CD
(Caregiver's Dementia) which many of us caregivers will show at least once but
usually more during our time of caring for an AD LO. The signs of overly
stressed can mimic the early symptoms of AD. Every caregiver I have run across
including myself have wondered at one time or the other if we are developing
AD.

Regardless of whether your mother is showing signs of AD or CD she is going to
need some care herself. She will need to take care of herself before the stress
causes her physical harm. Perhaps it may be a good idea if you and your sisters
give her a vacation. Send her on a trip she has always wanted or even send her
to the sister who is going to visit in March. She may need to get away to get
some sleep and eat right. It is important when one spouse has AD we also safe
guard the other one's health and well being.

Edyth Ann
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