As an employee of the Alzheimer's Association I was prepared for the long goodbye. I was not prepared for the rapid decline of both the primary care giver as isolation and age were major factors during Covid. It has now been two years since both of my parent passed away. Dad died in October of 2021 and Mom died in December of 2021. Mom had been diagnosed with early stage Alzheimer's in 2020 but also suffered from COPD & heart issues. I was fotunate during Covid that I worked remotley to be able to be on call when my parents needed me to fly to Chicago to be their care giver but it was also heartbreaking to see the progression. The journey that my parenst were on was also my journey and i got to witness first hand the ups and downs We had some laughs along the way but we also had those moments when they realized I had to go home at some point.
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