It has been a while since I posted anything new about my mom....not alot has changed. She is doing well and getting acclimated to her new surroundings. She is still very restless during the day...she rarely sits or rests. But when it is time to go to bed at night..my mom sleeps and sleeps well. As the disease progresses I see less and less of the mom I used to know. She is still super independent (or at least likes to think she is) Every once and a while, she says or does something that reminds me that it is my mom...something she does that brings me back to memories I have of my childhood growing up with this amazing woman.
This has been perhaps the hardest thing I have had to endure in my life..I am thankful everyday that I am close by and that I can still spend time with her. She may not recognize me or know who I am, but I believe that she still knows that she is deeply loved!
I am reading a few good books right now that are helping me to better understand what is happening to my mom..
"Dancing with Rose...by Lauren Kessler"
The 36 hour day
Preventing Alzhiemer's (Thank you Rob, for this great book)
I will be posting more later...as I am going to see mom today....and I am taking her husband (my step-dad) with me!
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