DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH - NCMH

LISTEN TO THE RADIO SPOTS

Forgotten Wife

  • WIFE: (GIDDY)

    He woke up and looked at me like it's the first time we've met...

  • WIFE: (WORRIED)

    He woke up and looked at me like it's the first time we've met...

  • WIFE: (SOBBING)

    He woke up and looked at me like it's the first time we've met...

  • FVO:

    Alzheimer’s is hard for those who forget. But sometimes, it’s harder for those who remember.

  • For support, call the DOH-NCMH Hotline at 1553 and get the support you need.

Forgotten Son

  • SON: (CHUCKLING)

    I got home late last night and mom panicked because she didn't recognize me...

  • SON: (WORRIED)

    I got home late last night and mom panicked because she didn't recognize me...

  • SON: (SOBBING)

    I got home late last night and mom panicked because she didn't recognize me...

  • FVO:

    Alzheimer’s is hard for those who forget. But sometimes, it’s harder for those who remember.

  • For support, call the DOH-NCMH Hotline at 1553 and get the support you need.

Forgotten Sister

  • SISTER: (UPSET)

    I was giving my older sister advice and she was like, "Excuse me, sino ka uli?"

  • SISTER: (WORRIED)

    I was giving my older sister advice and she was like, "Excuse me, sino ka uli?"

  • SISTER: (SOBBING)

    I was giving my older sister advice and she was like, "Excuse me, sino ka uli?"

  • FVO:

    Alzheimer’s is hard for those who forget. But sometimes, it’s harder for those who remember.

  • For support, call the DOH-NCMH Hotline at 1553 and get the support you need.

“I don't really know who I am anymore. I don't know how to be me anymore.”

“...caregiving is a thankless job actually that drains you mentally, physically and emotionally to the point that you no longer care about yourself...like a robot day in and day out.”

“I just cry for no reason out of frustration. Sometimes I go to church, pray and cry there.”

“I say that dementia just steals, steals, and steals.”

“...it affected me mentally then physically even emotionally because of the lack of support. I just want peace and quiet at the end of the day. I can hardly sleep.”

“It’s so hard to balance things. You know that it’s just going to get worse. Every week is a new episode. We’re like living in a telenovela.”

YOUR OWN WELL-BEING
HOLDS THE SAME IMPORTANCE AS THE CARE YOU GIVE.

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