Thanks, Jeff, for your kindness. About being the family "mule" - sometimes there is only one other alternative - putting the afflicted member in some kind of nursing home. Some families are large enough and caring enough so that many can help. With very small families, like mine, that is not the case. I am IT. I have been it for the last ten years. Life is like that, sometimes. Sharon IBSSG ----- Original Message ----- From: <ScismGenie@aol.com> To: <BLACKSHEEP-CHAT-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, May 24, 2002 1:55 PM Subject: Re: [BSChat] Alzheimer's - My Advice > In a message dated 5/24/2002 9:28:46 AM Pacific Daylight Time, > workman@dreamscape.com writes: > > > > Alzheimer's is a family affair, and it gets pretty grim. > > YES it is, and sometimes the FAMILY has to be forced to help out, and all > to often ONE person carries the whole load. > > You and others in this situation NEED to make sure YOU are not the family > mule. > > My prayers and support to anyone in this situation. > > > Jeffery G. Scism, IBSSG, (http://blacksheep.rootsweb.com) > ~~ > Coordinator, C h u r c h i l l Nevada U S G e n W e b Site > Co-Coordinator, Inmontgo-L, Montgomery County, Indiana, U S G e n W e b Site > manager of the following Rootsweb Lists: > B l a c k s h e e p, L a n d e s, L a n d i s, P e f f l e y, S c i s m, E n > d i c o t t, > S h i p w r e c k, Inmontgo (Mont. Co. Indiana), NVChurch (Churchill Co. > Nv.) > > > ==== BLACKSHEEP-CHAT Mailing List ==== > Unsubscribe from the list: > Mailto:Blacksheep-Chat-L-request@rootsweb.com?subject=unsubscribe&body=unsub scribe > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >