Dad’s early onset dementia has made it weird at work.

By Leslie Nolen | March 11, 2019

Dad’s 57 and has early onset dementia and wife and I moving him to a group home. This has taken time away from work. The only people at work I’ve told so far are the HR manager, to find out if my benefits will cover him as a dependent. I don’t know what to say to my boss. I’m afraid he’ll assume I’m not available to work late, can’t travel, and will not consider me for promotions because of caring for Dad.

Dad might live another 40 years, and my own life is getting sucked into this tornado. What’s worse, I feel guilty, and can’t take even MORE time to talk to a therapist about it. I feel trapped.

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