Tiktok user, Turkedwards posted a video that went viral…and for good reason. This foster son cares for his mother with Alzheimer’s. Set to the tune of Max Richter’s song, Departure, Turkedwards captioned the video, “Love is patient, love is kind, love is in this video you will find.”
Turkedwards, a Foster Son Cares for His Mother With Alzheimer’s
Turkedwards has more than 128,000 followers on Tiktok, which is quite possibly due to his moving videos of his foster mother. This foster son records videos of himself having conversations with his elderly mother with Alzheimer’s. In one video, he reminds his foster mother with Alzheimer’s that he is the baby she took in and cared for. Watch the video here:
@turkedwardsLove is patient, love is kind, love is in this video you will find ##alzheimers ##motherandson ##love ##fostercare♬ Departure (Reflection) – Max Richter
According to the Turkedwards Tiktok video, he cares for his mother with Alzheimer’s by reminder her every day of the difference she made in his life. He says that she was a foster mom and she kept him from having a rough life by raising him well. In this particular video, she is able to recall the information when he tells her, and she ask questions, such as how old he was when she took him in and where his birth mother, Brenda is. Although, she does not recall his birth mother’s name.
The relationship between this foster son and his mom demonstrates the positive impact the foster system can have on a child in need when done well. Turkedwards was eight months old with his foster mother with Alzheimer’s took him in, and at the time of the video he is in his mid-thirties. In the video, he says to his mother, “We’ve always been blessings to one another.”
She responds, “That’s the truth. I just forget, you know,” and then begins to cry. She tells him how glad she is that she got him.
When asked “whose youngin” he is, he responds, “I’m yours.” In a different video, he tells her, “I’ve been yours for 35 years.”