Category Archives: Their Stories
My Demented Mom On The Phone
I debated whether or not to do this, but I also think its important to hear her…… she is mother, a wife, an aunt, a friend, a daughter, a teacher, a sister, a daughter-in-law, a sister-in-law and more. This disease … Continue reading →
Filed under Alzheimer's Association, Alzheimer's Disease, Coping, Family, Love, My Mom, My Voice, Our Father (or my dad), Their Stories
Tagged as Death, Family, hurt, kathy ritchie, Life, Love, memory, memory loss, my demented mom, My Mom, phone calls, time, Vascular Dementia
“Mommy, she’s crazy!”
“Mommy, she’s crazy!” Words uttered by the little girl sitting behind us at church. Mom loves kids so when she saw the brother and sister with their mom, well, she was overly excited……. as in grab-their-hands-and-ramble-dementia-speak excited. That’s like super … Continue reading →
Filed under Alzheimer's Disease, Behaviors, Coping, Family, Their Stories
Tagged as Alzheimer's Disease, children, Death, Dementia (the umbrella), Family, kids, Life, moms, my demented mom, scary
Demented Shoe Shopping or Dying Alone With Bon Jovi
My mother had me late in life. She was 40. My father was 30. I can’t imagine being a parent at 30; I can’t imagine being a parent now at 33—although in some ways, I am, but not really. It’s … Continue reading →
Filed under Alzheimer's Disease, Behaviors, Coping, Depression, Family, Love, My Mom, Random, Real Life, Et Cetera, Their Stories
Tagged as Alx Rose, Alzheimer's Disease, Blaze of Glory, Bon Jovi, Death, demented, Dementia (the umbrella), kathy ritchie, Life, malls, mother, Shopping, X-files
