I’m Savoring This Long Goodbye to My Mom
My mom could have died when I was 25, but she didn’t. She was, however, diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease, which can often feel like a death. In…
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Alzheimer’s Disease
Even Though My Mom Can’t Remember Me, She Knows Me
When I tell someone my mom has Alzheimer’s, the first thing they usually ask is, “Does she know who you are?” There was a time when I could…
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I’ll Hold My Mother’s Hands as Long as I Can
These are the hands that held me as I took my first breaths. The hands that fed me and changed my diapers and rocked me to sleep at night. The hands…
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My Mother Has Alzheimer’s and I’m Terrified That Someday I Will Too
In 2012, my mom was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease. She was sixty. I say diagnosed because people understand that, they get that. But…
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Caregiver Stress
Alzheimer’s and other forms dementia caregivers devote a significant amount of time and energy to the person with Alzheimer’s disease.…
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