Police sent out an alert about a 79-year-old woman suffering from Alzheimer’s disease, who went missing on Friday morning.
Update: She was found okay at a Brooklyn Hospital on Friday night.
“A Silver Alert has been issued for Nasereh Rejali, a 79-year-old white female from the area of West 95th Street and Broadway in Manhattan. The missing has Alzheimer’s and may be in need of medical attention.
Description: 5’0″ tall, 120lbs, with blonde hair. Wearing black pants, a black sweater, and silver shoes.
Last Seen: West 95th Street and Broadway in Manhattan at approximately 7:30AM on 07-13-2018.
If you see the missing person, please call 9-1-1.”
You can also call her family member Sammi at (646) 286-6188.
Thank goodness for your happy ending…My Mother suffered the same disease & was happily stopped by an alert doorman before exiting our WEA bldg. ID tags are critical to sew/write in all clothing worn by anyone with dementia; it took this incident to make me realize how critical!
Carol M.
Thank God! So frightening. My father also had dementia and once was missing for three days. He was found on the subway by a friend of my brother’s.
So happy she’s safe!
I hope I’m not making people angry but folks with dementia or Alzheimer’s should have full time caregivers or be in assisted living facilities. Too much is at risk.
It is all very well to say that, but it is financially impossible for many. My mother needs 24-hour aides. Thankfully, so far, due to long-term care insurance and good fortune, we’ve been able to afford it, but I live with dread as to what happens if I lose my income. Whenever I read these stories, I am reminded how fortunate I am.
I’m so sorry 😐 to hear that. I should have known that it’s unlikely that Medicare will cover vital services like these.