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God Bless you and your family.

Your employer should be more accomodating, I am sure someone else can do the late shift.
We are sending prayers to you and your husband.

Hugs from my gang!

Miranda and the SB gang in Toronto.
The spina bifida babies,

Pugsley

Piper and Rosco
And always Chance

And Matilda

I'm so sorry about your husband's illness. We're going through Alzheimer's with my sil so I can relate a little though she is now residing in a nursing home. I hope you can find a way to deal with your employer. I hate to say hire an attorney but it almost seems like that's what you'll have to do. Hang in there!

just started dealing with this in my family and it's is so hard and so confusing.. xoxo try to stay positive..

Hope everyone has a great day

always here to listen, maybe you need to get your husbands Dr to call , it just does not sound right

I'm so sorry for the situation. I have someone very close to me dealing with Alzheimers right now and it is so so difficult. I know about the sundowning too. I can't believe that your job won't be flexible with your situation - it doesn't seem fair. The stress on the caregiver is unbelievable. Please take care of yourself too.

Sending ((((hugs))) to you and prayers that it will all work out.



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Firstly, I am very sorry about your husband. Do they have support groups in your area? Sometimes, the groups can give you good leads on alternatives with care giving (they understand how it's a 24/7 exhausting job).
As for your place of work - shame on them! I understand they have a business to run, but it's not like you're a new hire. If you've been a good employee, you would think the business would try to be a bit more accomodating. Especially since it's more expensive to hire (train/orient) a new person vs retain the employee they already have. I would never "threaten" my employer, but I woukld try to come up with something that better suits both our needs and approach him/her with my ideas?
Anyway, good thoughts and prayers for you and your hub.

Olivia/Kano/Q-Ball

Yes, people with Alzheimers do "sundowning" as the day gets later..I'm so sorry and hope your Drs note will be effrective...

much bully love~Christine, Dupree, Marley and Savannah

....I can absolutely vouch for the fact that with Alzheimers, confusion/anxiety/agitation are much worse in the evening than during the day. I pray for a quick solution to your dilemma as well as strength and support to guide you through the difficult times ahead. Please do seek out support groups as well as other resources, and be sure to take the time to take care of YOU as well. I pray your employer reconsiders the very discompassionate decision they have made regarding changing your shift. HUGS!

too bad there is no other way around this
no fair is right

And it's awful, his grandma tried to take care of him as long as she could but he got so violent that he had to go into a home. Now they can't even visit him regularly because if he see's family he remembers where he is and gets upset and attacks the staff. he's been kicke dout of 5 nursing homes for violence related to his Alzeheimers. So now they only visit bi-monthly because if he gets kicke dout of one more home he'll have to go to a psych ward in a hospital and then to a nursing home out of state. It's a mess... And so devastating to my in-laws and hubby.. We're always here if you need us. And i myself being a shift worker i understand, my job moves me around when THEY need it without any regards to what i want, regardless of the fact i've been with them almost 5 years..I can imagine your frustration with it.

hugs


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