Thank you so much for sharing that!! I wish I had seen it several years ago before my Mother died in 2006 at 90! We were so afraid of her not being treated well, for the last several years that she lived, we never, ever left her alone when she had to be in the hospital. She was such a sweet, gentle spirit but you would be surprised at how hateful some are even to someone so sweet!
I'm going to share that with my friend who lives in Chicago who is going through a terrible time right now. She is an only child and her Mom is in her late 80's and is in the early stages of alzheimers. She called me a couple of days ago and she asked me to tell her honestly how I coped with my Mother's illness. I told her that when Mother's dimentia got to the point that it was hard for me to handle, I would say to myself, "that's not my Mother, my Mother is beautiful, kind, sweet and gentle"! It got me through it because I loved her enough to see her and not the illness.
God bless all of you who have been through this and those of you who someday will.
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