August 27, 2016

Dementia & Alzheimers sucks!

Rough visit today – Jane didn’t recognize me – at all. It’s been quite some time since she’s known my name, but she’s always recognized me & felt safe with me. Today, I may as well have been a complete stranger. I’ve known this woman for nearly 30 years. I sat with her for over an hour hoping she would remember me – she never did. She did keep asking for Gary (my dad) so I take comfort that she has not completely forgotten her entire family & I said Matt (my brother) would be by tomorrow & that sparked a twinkle in her eye. I hugged her & she leaned in to me for a nice hug when I left. I promised to come back again soon & that seemed to comfort her. I hope a cure is found soon for this horrible disease. My stepmom is far too young to leave us – just barely 65.