The first day since Mom's move into the memory area that she didn't call me during the day, and then again in the evening. In fact, I finally called her this evening. I don't know what it will be like tomorrow, but this evening she seemed to be thriving. She said that Aggles, along with her friends Journey and Florita (whose names she doesn't remember until I guess) had made her feel much better.
One thing she said: I'm realizing that not everybody looks down on me for living here. Not everybody looks down on people whose brains don't work right. I'm realizing that I was the snooty one. I think all my life I looked down on people whose brains didn't work right.
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omg what incredible wisdom your mom has even during this illness. WOW! How much better you must feel. If there is anything dementia can teach us all, it is compassion.
Everything stray said... wow. And something about that photo is so tangible, I looked at it and could almost smell the ocean and hear the waves.
I was going to say your mom was wise but stray beat me to it. Her memory may be flawed, but her common sense is sharp as a tack.
Thanks for the post.
May we all grow wiser as we age.
*But, I can’t stop wishing that I can be wise right now before my son is a teenager.
Thank you so much for your writing. You have no idea how much it has helped me with my mom to see your postings. Her brain isn't working right either and she knows it. That is a really hard part. But her new found kindness and need to "give" of herself to her family is simply amazing. Thank you for sharing your mom, and your stories, with me.
Oh, Barbara, you are so welcome. I haven't written very much about my mom lately ... maybe I will write more now! I couldn't find your blog or info. I hope you're doing as well as possible with your mom. It's a hard thing to go through.
I don't have a blog. I wouldn't know how to go about it. I wrote you several months ago thanking you for posting the pictures of Norma and Kelly Davick. They are wonderful. I worked with them both in the late 1970s at JCPenney in Kingsport and I think of them often. Life has changed and you are so right, it is a hard thing to go through and so hard to watch the confusion. I try to find humor when I can. Thank you and please do continue your writing!
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