One of the first things to go out the window when you’re life has been taken over by Alzheimer’s disease is the mother/daughter relationship. It’s stretched, pulled, and kneaded until it resembles something well… unrecognizable.
She straightened your veil before you walked down the aisle and probably gave you some sage, outdated advice along the way. She was the first one you called when your baby was sick in the middle of the night even before the pediatrician. Whatever the memory, your mother was probably there behind the scenes rooting you on or drying your tears.
Then Alzheimer’s moves in and takes over the house. You notice little changes at first. Nothing specific, a confused look followed by a little bit of fear. Maybe a few months later you notice that she has forgotten your birthday or maybe she forgot her own birthday. Time crawls by and days turn into weeks and before you know it you’re paying her bills, taking her to the doctor, filling her prescriptions, paying her taxes, maintaining her house, grocery shopping, and hair appointments. It seems like a lot, but in the months and years to come, you’ll realize how good you really had it back then.
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