Before my mom moved to Utah to live with me and my family last year, she was living on her own in California. Being a long-distance caregiver is a strange role with a lot of reward and value. There are also many simple but important things to help with.
Pick a few things you can help with but don't overburden yourself. You have an important role and it will look different from local caregivers.
It wasn't easy caring for Mom long-distance, but I'm glad I could help her live on her own in her own home for as long as possible, even from states away.
Read the full article at AlzheimersDisease.net
Honored to be an advocate and contributor at AlzheimersDisease.net and share about my experience as a full-time caregiver for my mom with Alzheimer's. Above is an excerpt from my latest article about how to cope as a caregiver with the critics and naysayers (oftentimes friends or family).
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