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Grief and Mental Health

If Home Is Where My Mom Is, then My Home is Now in Heaven

If home is where my mom is, then my home is now in heaven. I never get to go home again. Not on Earth, anyways. They say, “Home is where your mom is.” Well, it’s true. My mother died after a decade-long battle with early onset Alzheimer’s disease in 2013. If home is where my […]

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Alzheimer's Disease and Dementia Grief and Mental Health

My Mother Left Her Mark on Everything She Touched Before She Died

My mother left her mark on everything she touched before she died. She’s been gone for almost a decade. Early onset Alzheimer’s disease took her from me. But I still find signs of my mother everywhere I look. My mother left her mark on everything she touched before she died. I still find her handwriting […]

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Grief and Mental Health

I Miss the World that Made Sense because It Included My Late Mom

I miss the world that made sense because it included my late mom. I miss the world where my mother went to events. And I miss the world where my mother had friends. I miss the world that made sense because it included my late mom. My dad recently attended his 50th high school reunion. […]