A Journey in Review, Post 37: Against All Odds
Against all odds, we found flickers of brightness, a smile, pointing at a flower, recognizing a face, even happiness when the house was full of family and friends.
A Journey in Review, Post 36: Sudden Changes
The disease chips away at the pieces of your person so.very.slowly, but when a piece breaks off, it’s heart-numbing and sudden.
A Journey in Review, Post 35: Letting Go
Alzheimer’s is a cruel prolonging of letting go. Months, years, mostly slow until it’s not. Knife twist: letting go feels like giving up.
A Journey in Review, Post 34: Patience in Pieces
They won’t make good decisions, they won’t remember what to do. They require love and patience.
A Journey in Review, Post 33: Scary Decision
The palliative team that came aboard with us eventually evolved into a hospice care team. We didn’t like needing it, but it was time. It was the right scary decision.
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