Category: Reality

Still My Mother’s Daughter


  “What was once enjoyed and deeply loved, we can never lose, for all that we love deeply becomes part of us.”  —Helen Keller These days I find myself adjusting to a another new normal. With the Coronavirus ever-present, imagining a Covid-free society feels like fleeting hope. The debilitating effects of this pandemic remain mind-boggling. […]

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Awaiting The Final Scene


  Today makes three weeks since I saw Mom. I try to fill my mind and my day with positive thoughts and busywork. The memory of Mom’s smile, her touch, her presence, especially her presence, interrupts. Who knows how long our nation will be under quarantine? Who knows how long my mother’s mind will remain […]

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Thankful for Emily


  Mom has a new love. Her name is Emily. Emily came to live with Mom after her 10-year old great-granddaughter visited. Although Mom does not remember her great-grand or how she adored her, mom was thrilled to see her. But, what made the visit extraordinary was the gift that her great-grand brought. The GGD […]

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Waving The White Flag


I often wonder if this is the year that I will lose my Mom. With her delusions ever-present, I feel helpless, sad, and lost. I admit that, at times, I dread going to visit her. My sweet mother, my best friend, is no longer there. Mom has been replaced by a gentle-souled woman whose features […]

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Living In My Mother’s Reality


      My reality, at least for now, consists of delusions, time warps, and an occasional white lie. As I support and care for my Mom through her Alzheimer’s journey, her reality becomes my reality. Among the many blogs, scholarly articles, and books that I’ve read on the subject of dementia, most all agree […]

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