The expected death of a loved one still hurts terribly. My mother lived with early onset Alzheimer’s disease for over a decade. She lived in a nursing home with advanced dementia for almost five years. And she lived on hospice care for two years. I prepared for her death for years. I was relieved, of…
Dear Mom, You weren’t supposed to leave me so soon. I’ve had to do everything without you.
We were originally supposed to get married in May of 2008. But, when it was clear that my mother’s early onset Alzheimer’s disease was progressing rapidly, we moved the wedding up by four months. I’m happy she still knew I was her daughter at my wedding despite Alzheimer’s disease. Seventeen years ago today, on January…
I wonder what it’s like to not miss your mom every single day of the year but especially at Christmastime.
Each Christmas without my mom feels a little more difficult. She is missing out on so many holiday memories with my daughters. Why each magical Christmas without my mom feels a little more difficult My mother will never experience a magical Christmas with my kids. She will never experience Santa photos with my daughters. She…
