My Mother Rhonda Quist sadly is in severe stages of Alzheimer's, Dementia or a similar disease. Like so many other families that are impacted by this illness, our family struggles with confusion, embarrassment and difficulty accepting the stronghold it has on my sweet Mother.
Last month, Mom had jury duty. We tried to cancel it but were unable to do so. After we were told that we could not come back there with her we decided to wait for her in the lobby. Several hours went by and we still hadn't seen or heard from her, I began to panic. I asked if anyone had seen her and no one had. My panic grew as I searched door to door, room to room for her. I found a police officer and explained to circumstances to him and he thankfully drove me all around the corthouse property and neighboring properties looking for her.
When I finally did see her, we were about a half a mile from the courthouse. She was soaking wet, it was pouring down rain and she had no recollection whatsoever as to how she had gotten there. Sadly, she just can't be left alone anymore. Not even for short periods of time. Her confusion at times scares us and causes us to be very concerned with her safety.
We have been working diligently, trying to find a source of financial aid for her through social security and disability. If we were able to get that, we could get her the help she needs and at least get her a proper diagnosis.
In the meantime however, we have been struggling to keep up. We share the responsibility of taking shifts to care for her but just aren't able to keep up the pace of that and juggling work. Not to mean the financial hardships its imposed on our family, both near and far.
Any help would be appreciated beyond what words can express