![]() ![]() “I had to figure out how to get control of all the banking, figure out the passwords, make sure the bills are paid, make sure everything’s taken care of.” My hair, right in the middle, fell out completely.” “That first year and a half, I was just filled with fear: What if I lose the house?” Revere said.īecause of the stress, she said, “I went through bouts of migraines. Barely 10 years since Revere left home, she found herself moving back in to become a full-time caregiver for her mom and her grandmother, diagnosed with Alzheimer's years earlier. It would take nearly a year to get the diagnosis that confirmed what Revere already suspected: Her mother - still in her 50s - had Alzheimer's disease. ![]() Ardent fans have told her they feel like they personally know her and her mom. Over the past few years, Revere’s account, has become wildly popular, with more than 650,000 followers. Content with the hashtag “dementia” has racked up more than 4 billion views on TikTok, as younger generations, already accustomed to sharing their lives online, now find themselves caring for aging loved ones - often with little preparation and no idea how to do it. TikTok has been an especially helpful platform. Revere did not know it then, but that tough time would lead her to find - and help build - a community of caregivers who support one another on social media. A slim, regal self-declared “health nut,” Hindmon was now forgetting to pay bills and couldn’t remember whom she was talking to on the phone. Her mother, Lynn Hindmon, was a devout evangelical who worked for her church. At her mom’s home in Inglewood, she found foreclosure notices, untreated termite damage on the porch, and expired food in the kitchen. What should have been a 15-minute drive ended up taking two hours.'” “‘We don’t know what’s going on, but your mom got lost driving home. “And while I was on the subway, my mom’s friend said, ‘Something is wrong with your mom,'” Revere said. It was a friend of her mom’s, back in Los Angeles. She was on the subway when her phone rang. Jacquelyn Revere was 29 and headed out to attend a friend’s comedy show. It all changed on a Saturday night in New York City in 2016. ![]()
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