I posted earlier in the week that my parents had agreed to meet with the
local Alzheimers Association rep to get more information. This was a
carefully won agreement on my part.

As soon as I returned to my home after this discussion Tuesday night, I
e-mailed the Alz lady to let her know what had transpired and to request an
appointment for next week. (It was way too late to call, even though in a
previous e-mail she gave me her cell phone number and said she answers it
24/7. Since this was not an emergency, I did not think that was necessary.)
When I had not heard from her by 5 pm the following day (Wednesday), I
figured she was having e-mail problems, as we all do from time to time, and
called her cell phone. I got her voice mail and left a message with all my
contact numbers, explaining what I wanted.

I still have not heard from her. In previous dealings it has taken more than
a week to get a return phone call, if then, from messages left on her office
phone, so I was glad to have the email and cell phone alternatives.
Apparently they don't work much better.

Although her office is local, she is supervised by a regional office about
90 minutes a way. I am reluctant to go over her head and ask for assistance
there, since this seems to be the only person I will have for that type of
sort. Of course, I'm not getting any support now, so maybe I should not
worry about a burned bridge.

Am I being unrealistic to think I should have received some response by now?
If she were on vacation or away on family business, such as an ill parent, I
would expect her voice mail to direct you to someone else who could help, or
that she would relay those messages to someone else in her office to
respond, even if just to say "She's on vacation this week -- can I help, or
would you prefer to wait for her to return?" I'd hate for my parents to
reconsider this or to start dreading her visit -- in cases like this, I
believe you should strike while the iron is hot and the spirit is willing!

Songbird