I’m Worried My Mom Won’t Have a Funeral
These are uncertain times. And I don’t just mean because of the pandemic. My mom is currently dying from Alzheimer’s disease. She was diagnosed…
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You Can’t Outrun the Grief of Losing a Parent
I’ve been thinking a lot about death lately. Death and grief and the impending doom of losing my mom. (Yeah, I know. I’m super fun these days.)…
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Dear Grandma, I’ll Remember For You
I took this picture because I wanted to remember. I wanted to remember the way my grandma’s hand felt under mine, her soft skin wrinkled from years…
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My Mom May Be Dying, But She Will Never Leave Me
I will never know what it’s like to see my mom’s car pull up to my house. I will never know what it’s like to group text with my mom and my…
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How to Love an Alzheimer’s Daughter
My husband recently told me he doesn’t remember what I was like before my mom was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s. I guess that’s fair. We only…
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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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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 Worry About My Mom’s Death Every Day
I started writing my mom’s eulogy the other day. Not on paper, but in my head. Nothing has happened. Nothing has changed. In fact, things are…
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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 Mom is Dying
I’ll never forget the first time my mom looked at me and didn’t know who I was. The mall was ridiculously crowded that day, the way it usually is…
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