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Sculpture Garden
I don’t always know what to do with a beautiful June day, when the sky is deep blue, the air is fresh, and the sun is shining. But when I’m at Hebrew Home, the best way to spend it is in … Continue reading
Posted in Alzheimer's, Uncategorized
Tagged alzheimer's, confusion, dementia, forget, memory, nursing home
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Sofia
“Your mommy… she no belong here,” says Sofia,* an independent aide who cares for a couple of people on my mom’s unit at the Hebrew Home. She wants me to move my mom to another unit for people in earlier … Continue reading
Winning and Losing
My mom and I had a good summer. I spent the long days after work meeting friends for dinner, visiting museums, going to outdoor concerts. My mom gradually, but increasingly, shed the worries that had burdened her all of her … Continue reading
The First Time
“You’ve never been here before!” my mom exclaims as we head down the hallway of the dementia unit where she lives. She’s talking like she’s excited to show me the place for the first time (or more likely, thrilled to … Continue reading
Mother’s Day
When I arrived at the Hebrew Home for a visit on Mother’s Day, my mom was sitting alone at her table, hunched over and staring downward, like she was reading a book perched in her lap. She looked up as … Continue reading
Posted in Alzheimer's
Tagged alzheimer's, Boyfriend, dementia, family, feelings, Home, memory, Mom, Mother's Day, nursing home, siblings
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The Bottom Line
My mom and Kenneth are already at the dinner table when I arrive for a visit at 4 PM on a Saturday. They’re not saying much, just waiting for their food, which will be served at 5 if they’re lucky, … Continue reading
Posted in Alzheimer's
Tagged alzheimer's, communication, confusion, dementia, feelings, love, memory, nursing home
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My Birthday
On my birthday, I went to the Hebrew Home so I could see my mom on my “special day.” Of course, she didn’t know it was my birthday. Even after I told her. “It’s my birthday!” I said, after settling … Continue reading
Posted in Alzheimer's
Tagged alzheimer's, Birthdays, dementia, family, feelings, nursing home
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Interconnectedness
“Let me ask you a question,” my mom’s boyfriend, “Kenneth,” says. “Does that tell you that is nearly basically one of the few things… that is the place to go? Because I can get the jumps on this thing. Is … Continue reading
Posted in Alzheimer's
Tagged alzheimer's, communication, confusion, family, Loneliness, Mom, nursing home, talking
6 Comments
My Mom’s BF
I first met “Kenneth” a month ago in the Hebrew Home dining room, where my mom was eating lunch. Between the moaning woman two tables away and the old lady screeching out a broken-record rendition of the Alphabet song (never … Continue reading
A Day with Alzheimer’s
My mom is thoroughly enjoying the Sunday concert at Hebrew Home. “He’s really good!” she says of the musician who’s singing folk songs and playing guitar. She’s looking relaxed, happy, and unselfconscious, with none of the worry lines that marked … Continue reading
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