I wrote this blog a couple of years ago, but it is a topic that recently came up again. Here is my experience with Alzheimer's.


What did Santa bring you?

December 26, 2009

I have been somewhat silent these last couple of months, because I cannot write something I don’t feel. However, I have had something going on in my world that has been both enlightening and sobering. It is….watching Mom begin to leave my life.

I knew her mind...

Goodbye BabyGirl…

Her side…

You remember when we first met. You had your tail between your legs. You shook. You looked lost, alone, afraid. I reached out slowly. I let you sniff my hand. You did not lick it that day. I stroked your head a bit. You did not relax. Your world had been turned upside down. You had been taken from your home. You were in shock.

A few days passed. You began to explore your new “kennel” and your new roomies. You discovered that...