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Alzheimer’s Took My Mother’s Life. A Pandemic Stole Her Funeral.

Grief
September 26, 2020
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By Lauren Dykovitz

Alzheimer’s Took My Mother’s Life. A Pandemic Stole Her Funeral.

If you were only allowed to have ten people at your mother’s funeral, who would you pick? How would you…

Living
July 5, 2020
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By Jessica Swanda

Even When Memory Fails, Love Remains

My great-grandmother lived a difficult life. She grew up during the Great Depression and its harsh aftereffects. Once married, her…

As My Dad’s Words Fade Away, His Wisdom Echoes in My Heart

Grief, Grown Children
May 23, 2020
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By Laura Bagnarol

As My Dad’s Words Fade Away, His Wisdom Echoes in My Heart

My father has Alzheimer’s. He’s in the middle stage of the disease. He still recognizes his wife and all six…

Grief
March 21, 2020
610 Views
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By Lauren Dykovitz

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…

You Can’t Outrun the Grief of Losing a Parent

Grief
February 22, 2020
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By Lauren Dykovitz

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,…

Living
February 8, 2020
783 Views
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By Kelsey Scism

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…

My Mom May Be Dying, But She Will Never Leave Me

Grief
January 23, 2020
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By Lauren Dykovitz

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…

Grief
December 28, 2019
414 Views
5 Minute Read

By Lauren Dykovitz

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…

I’m Savoring This Long Goodbye to My Mom

Grief
October 27, 2019
368 Views
4 Minute Read

By Lauren Dykovitz

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…

Even Though My Mom Can’t Remember Me, She Knows Me

Grown Children, Motherhood
October 8, 2019
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3 Minute Read

By Lauren Dykovitz

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…

Grief, Grown Children
October 7, 2019
1.4K Views
6 Minute Read

By Lauren Dykovitz

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…

I’ll Hold My Mother’s Hands as Long as I Can

Grown Children, Motherhood
July 19, 2019
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By Lauren Dykovitz

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…

Alzheimer’s

Alzheimer’s Took My Mother’s Life. A Pandemic Stole Her Funeral.

Even When Memory Fails, Love Remains

As My Dad’s Words Fade Away, His Wisdom Echoes in My Heart

I’m Worried My Mom Won’t Have a Funeral

You Can’t Outrun the Grief of Losing a Parent

Dear Grandma, I’ll Remember For You

My Mom May Be Dying, But She Will Never Leave Me

How to Love an Alzheimer’s Daughter

I’m Savoring This Long Goodbye to My Mom

Even Though My Mom Can’t Remember Me, She Knows Me

I Worry About My Mom’s Death Every Day

I’ll Hold My Mother’s Hands as Long as I Can

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