I'm in MN for my mother's funeral

[TygrBright]

72. Thank you for this, sinkingfeeling...

Yes, it was very much like that for my Mom. Her dementia took her current memory, it affected her longterm memory much less. But without the ability to 'write' new memories, she was so often alone in a strange place with strangers. At first, when she was still coping fairly well, she just turned them into friends... the staff told us they really loved her sense of humor and courage.

But eventually she just got too tired to keep on, and after the fall she was like yours, barely aware, barely responsive, before she passed. The hospice nurse said it's a common sign they haven't long to go...

I have teared up a few times... I snorgled when giving my eulogy for her at the service, but it's mostly just melancholy, frustration, deep sadness, a little anger, and a kind of bewilderment, dancing around in my emotions.

sadly,
Bright