StarSilver: My 10-year journey caring for my mother, who had Alzheimer's

People with dementia will ask the same questions over and over again, forget where they keep things and accuse you of stealing their possessions, shares Fu, who cared for her late mother who was diagnosed with Alzheimer's Disease more than a decade ago. - DANIE FRANCO/Unsplash

Out of curiosity I once asked some doctors which disease they dreaded most when they reached old age. Their answer surprised me. I was expecting them to say “cancer” or “stroke”. Instead, it was Alzheimer’s Disease, AD for short.

To understand the reason for their answer, let me share my 10-year journey caring for my mother who was diagnosed with AD in July 2011. By the way, September 21 is World Alzheimer’s Day. This makes my sharing timely.