My grandmother who adopted me as a child now has Alzheimer's and has recently come to live with me. She is 76 years old and has a very independent streak and in the last 6 months has had to give up her car and her own home. I attend school full-time, have a child at home, and luckily a very supportive husband. Some days, I feel like the layers of responsibility are just piling up and don't know how much longer I can keep taking care of her in my home. Then, there are the days when she shows a side of her personality that I never really knew existed and maybe did not exist before Alzheimer'...
More..Holly Nealy
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