Tag: memory loss
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At a loss for words…
When my mother was first diagnosed with dementia, she had word-finding and organizational issues; now she has people-placing and event-remembering ones. I spent a mere 20 minutes Sunday talking to my mother before she was called, early, to dinner at the memory-care facility where she lives. The first ten minutes of conversation were so muddied, […]
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Mom for a week…
“A gray head is a crown of glory; it is found in the way of righteousness” (Proverbs 16:31, NASB). I mentioned to my mother that she would be going home. She looked at me, sincerely, and said, “Oh, I thought this was my home.” And so, instead of being all here, my mom began perseverating […]