Long distance care giver

Parpartlinda

My sister who lives in another state than I do has dementia. I don't seem to be able to get information from her family as to the type she has or what medication she may be on. I know she is getting worse and I am getting more phone calls from her. I don't quite know how to handle our conversations besides distracting her and getting her on another subject. I found out that her husband, who is her only caregiver at this time, tells her to call me when he can't take the questions and constant chatter she does. But that leaves me not knowing how to really help her either since she will not let me talk to him. There are times she no longer knows who her husband is and also hallucinates. I feel awful that I can't go to her since I have my own medical issues. She is 75 and I am 74. I want to help her but how?

Jeanne C.

https://alzconnected.org/discussion/68520/long-distance-care-giver

Hello and welcome to the forum. Everyone here understands and will help when we can. I'm going to copy your post to the main board where others are more likely to see it and respond. Here's where I copied your post: https://alzconnected.org/discussion/68521/copy-of-post-accidentally-placed-in-the-ftd-group-please-comment-for-new-member/p1?new=1