Harriet Vane Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 Thanks for the update. Glad she was found. Prayers for the difficult discussions ahead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthwestMom Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 So glad that she is safe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cindy in FL. Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 Very happy to hear that she's safe! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theYoungerMrsWarde Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 So glad she's safe! I hope something happens/gets put in place so this doesn't happen again. :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparrow Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 Oh, I'm so glad she is safe. Her description and information will probably be kept on file now for any possible "silver alerts". That's what happened when my mom got lost. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbgrace Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 I missed this originally. I'm so glad she is safe! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jewellsmommy Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 Glad all is well! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
violamama Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 Excellent! That must be quite nerve-wracking. So glad she's home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MyThreeSons Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 Praying for all of you. As the wife of an Alzheimer's patient, I have great empathy for you and your family. One of the hardest days of my life was when we (doctor and I) had to tell my dh that he couldn't drive anymore. He actually took the news very well, and it hasn't been a problem at all. He used to be one of those people who could get from here to there without a map or directions, even if he had never been there before. Now he has almost no sense of direction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted May 31, 2013 Author Share Posted May 31, 2013 We are now researching senior gps tracking devices as well as care givers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Molly Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 Jean, I am so glad she is safe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liz CA Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 This must have been one scary afternoon! The confusion is probably compounded by the fact that they moved recently. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alenee Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 Thanks for the update. Glad she was found. Prayers for the difficult discussions ahead. Yes. :grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted May 31, 2013 Author Share Posted May 31, 2013 This must have been one scary afternoon! The confusion is probably compounded by the fact that they moved recently. Yes, I'm sure that is the main reason she did not know her phone number or address. It was scary for everyone but MIL. As dh sees it, she is totally in the moment and doesn't really think backwards or forwards as far as events she's experiencing. So when she couldn't find her way, she just kept walking until she got tired and when she got tired, she just sat down in someone's driveway. When they came out to see what was the matter, she told them cheerfully that she was lost. Then when ds came running up, she waved and told him, "I'm lost!" as cheerful as could be. She remembers all that happened but she doesn't have a sense of it having been dangerous for her in any way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElizabethB Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 :grouphug: You can start with a medic alert bracelet for her that has her phone number and also your or other contact info, they engrave whatever you want on them or you can get a temporary cloth one and write on the paper slip whatever you want. We have friends who are currently researching GPS tracking for their aging parents as well, they said that kid tracking devices seem cheaper and more plentiful, they plan to select one soon, they ideally want one that is a watch, too, as the whole plan is not being well received but is needed, a watch seems less intrusive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
readinmom Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 So thankful that everything turned out alright. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
annandatje Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 Jean, that must have been a harrowing ordeal. I am glad everything turned out ok. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted May 31, 2013 Author Share Posted May 31, 2013 :grouphug: You can start with a medic alert bracelet for her that has her phone number and also your or other contact info, they engrave whatever you want on them or you can get a temporary cloth one and write on the paper slip whatever you want. We have friends who are currently researching GPS tracking for their aging parents as well, they said that kid tracking devices seem cheaper and more plentiful, they plan to select one soon, they ideally want one that is a watch, too, as the whole plan is not being well received but is needed, a watch seems less intrusive. Wonderful idea, Elizabeth! Some of the senior ones looked like tracking devices you would put on a prisoner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lizzie in Ma Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 How terrifying Jean, I am so glad she was safe and sound! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stripe Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 Jean, how scary. I am so glad she was found, safe. I second the idea for an ID bracelet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plink Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 :grouphug: You can start with a medic alert bracelet for her that has her phone number and also your or other contact info, they engrave whatever you want on them or you can get a temporary cloth one and write on the paper slip whatever you want. We have friends who are currently researching GPS tracking for their aging parents as well, they said that kid tracking devices seem cheaper and more plentiful, they plan to select one soon, they ideally want one that is a watch, too, as the whole plan is not being well received but is needed, a watch seems less intrusive. A watch is a great idea! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheryl Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 Just got a call. MIL is missing. FIL can't find her anywhere. I'm headed up to their house to join in a search now. (It could be nothing. FIL could have forgotten that she went somewhere.) But there have been moments of confusion on both their parts before. Update: Apparently she went to the grocery store while FIL was gone on an errand and then couldn't find her way home. She was finally found when after a couple of hours she went up to a house and told them that she was lost. She didn't know her phone number or address so the owner of the house called 9-1-1. I had already been talking to 9-1-1 off and on for the past hour and a half since I was at the house acting as communication liason for all the people out searching. So 9-1-1 redirected the officer in charge of her case over to the house where she was found. Right after the homeowner called 9-1-1, my son jogged down the street looking for her and she waved to him all happy to see someone she recognized. She seemed happy and healthy and seemed to think she had had a nice adventure. She's home now and is being fed. I'm sure she'll go to bed soon after that. Dh is still there making sure everything is ok. Jean, I'm sorry to hear that. Hope you Dad is doing well! Re: your Mom - our neighbor, Edith, had a similar experience about a year ago. On occasion we'll talk. Her husband passed away several years ago. She's alone now. I was coming home from a nightly walk and I saw E in the drive way with 2 sheriff cars behind her. She took a drive and got lost. She, thankfully, understood enough to stop at a drug store where she proceeded to tell the employees she was lost. This was in a rural area. They called the sheriffs and they escorted her home. Not knowing this, I asked if she was ok. One of the sheriffs pulled me aside and told me that story. He asked for me to stay with her, as they called her dd who lives 5 minutes down the street, until she could get to her Mom's, E, house. Glad to hear your Mom is fine!!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Impish Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 Glad she's safe! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Mousie Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 So glad she's okay, Jean. Hoping everyone's recovering from all that stress. :grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heatherwith4 Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 I'm glad she's ok! :grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prairiewindmomma Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 Glad she is safe now! While you are tracking down devices, you might consider putting in button alarms on all of the exterior doors. They are inexpensive at Wal-Mart, and will give an auditory beep any time the door is opened. We've found them especially helpful for when the caregiver is in another room (bathroom, kitchen, etc.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warneral Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 So glad she is ok! Hugs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyJoy Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 I'm so glad she was found safe! That must have been so frightening for your family. When I was a teen my family saw an elderly man sitting on a sidewalk as we drove past. We stopped to see if he was ok and discovered he had a bleeding head wound and was lost. He had Alzheimer's disease and had wandered away from his home and fallen. His frantic son came running up just as we were about to call the police. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elfgivas Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 oh jean..... i'm glad this event ended well..... i'm glad you are looking into options.... so hard.... :grouphug: ann Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shahrazad Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 So glad they found her! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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