Jaxx' Participant Page
Hi everyone.
As you all know, this is very personal for me. My brother Jason and I have been on a 5 year journey with our mum, who was diagnosed with Alzheimer's in September 2019.
I cannot begin to explain the heartbreak and devastation that comes with this disease.
Our mother was a happy, fun-loving woman, who loved music and dancing, going for lunch with her friends, and fashion. She dedicated most of her life to ladies retail, because she loved clothes, and helping women look and feel good.
She now goes to a Dementia Day Program three days a week, and has personal support workers come to her home 14 hours a week to aide with showering, dressing, meal preparation, cutting her food, etc.
Her mobility is now declining. She needs physical support walking, sitting, standing, getting in and out of cars, getting her shoes on, etc.
She struggles to communicate. She can no longer string sentences together. She has word aphasia and has lost many words in her vocabulary. She also doesn’t know who most people are.
We are one of the many families on lengthy waitlists for Long Term Care.
While we wait, we have 4 trackers and 2 cameras to know where she is, and what she is doing at all times. We are doing the best we can for her.
I’m doing the IG Wealth Management Walk for Alzheimer’s in Halton Region on Saturday, May 25th to honour my mother, and help fundraise on behalf of the Alzheimer Society, so they can meet the growing demand for programs and services.
To donate, please click the button on the right.
Your generosity and support means the world. Your contributions will make a huge difference for those living with dementia, their caregivers and families. Like ours and so many others.
Jaxx
xoxo
Jaxx Swadi
For more information on the IG Wealth Management Walk for Alzheimer's or to register for a Walk nearest you, please visit www.walkforalzheimers.ca.
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