I was looking at my mom today on Zoom and realized that she’d lost more teeth in the last six months than I had when I was a baby—getting old sucks. She was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s in January of 2018, and it almost seems as if the decline started expediting On day one.
Her husband, my stepfather, died of Covid in January of 2021. She doesn’t even know he’s gone and has never asked about him. We’ve been prepared since the day he suddenly left us to explain what happened to him to her. As it turned out, there was no need to be ready. This lady used To knock Out the Most challenging Crossword puzzles In record Time every day. She Wrote poetry And devoured Novels. It's Tough and Sad to Watch her Deteriorate so rapidly.
Hug your parents, your kids and your animals often.
Lisa