Sept. 15th

My mom passed away on Sept. 15th. It was a very traumatic and long journey. I'm glad she's at peace, but I miss her very much. It's still too hard for me to write about what happened, but maybe in time I'll be able to.

What has happened lately & Click here for the link to the Alzheimers Project Page

Well it's been a very long time since I could write. I guess the worst part about this disease is that it totally consumes you. My mom has been to my home on several visits since I last posted. She's declined quite a bit. We had a day where the guardian team tried to put her into a nursing home and she 'escaped' 3 separate times. It was quite an ordeal, and one of the worst days of my life.

But that's all in the past, and now we are trying to move forward. My mom is still hung up on her sweepstakes scams, and still wants to go to the casino constantly, but other than that, she's doing ok. It's been a long year. One I don't soon want to repeat, but I sure wouldn't miss the time I've had with my mom for anything in the world either.

After Christmas this year, my husband was laid off. Since then we've been trying to get by. It looks like we are going to have to move back to the west coast to make ends meet. This means I'll be away from my mother once again, at a very crucial time in this disease. I have lost sleep over this many a night, but honestly, I have no choice in the matter. I just have to trust in God that this is the path I'm supposed to take, because at the moment, I see no alternative. I am going to wrap up this blog for now with a link to a documentary that my mom was actually invited to be in by HBO.

Please help me celebrate mother's day this year by watching this documentary with me.

I may come back at some point and write again, but right now, it's simply too painful, and I'm just trying to get by day by day. I'm wrapping up this blog with a positive image of hope and dreams for a better future for those with Alzheimers.