New here, young adult child looking for connection and support

amy212

Hi,
I’m 33 years old and my 74 year old mom was recently diagnosed, although we’ve seen it for the last couple years. I live in California and she lives in Ohio with my dad. I also have an older sister that lives a few hours away from my parents. Mom and I have been really close and talk on the phone every day on my drive to/from work. I’ve been processing a lot in therapy, but just looking for connection with other young adult children that are going through a similar experience.

FamilyForever

I have a similar situation, where I suspected Alzheimer’s for a couple of years but the suggestions were not taken well since the doctor said my father was fine. Now there is a diagnosis and acceptance of it by my parents, so we hope to help them to navigate this. We are just starting down the road, so I don’t really have advise to offer except that I too am not by my parents and I am hoping to be their support system still.