My mother had dementia. She died about four months ago. I’m missing her as I write this but I’m mainly writing because I hope it might help others. Coping with the care of someone with dementia can be very challenging. Mom declined for a year and a half after doctors predicted she couldn’t live more…
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North Grows on the Moss Side
My mom mixed up words sometimes as she spoke. She also switched sounds within words in a phrase. Family members jotted down some of her strange sayings.
A Warm Washcloth
The warm washcloth became a ritual, first thing in the morning and at bedtime as I was taking care of my mom. She was confined to bed for over a year, at home under my care with the assistance of my loving wife, Cindy, and Hospice of West Alabama nurses and nursing aides without whom we could not have coped.