Subj : Mothers Day
To   : Nightfox
From : Capt Kirk
Date : Sun May 14 2023 18:07:06

  Re: Mothers Day
  By: Nightfox to Avon on Sun May 14 2023 14:04:31

 >   Re: Mothers Day
 >   By: Avon to All on Sun May 14 2023 12:38 pm
 > 
 >  Av> My mum is 80 and in poor health having been battling dementia for the l
 >  Av> few years. She went into a rest home offering hospital level care six
 >  Av> months ago to this day.
 > 
 >  Av> My Dad (also 80) visited her today and kindly ran a short FaceTime call
 >  Av> from her bedside so I could wish her a happy mothers day. It was nice t
 >  Av> see her face (she's two plane flights away and several hours travel fro
 >  Av> where I live) and to let her know I love her.
 > 
 >  Av> Dementia is a rotten disease, it robs a person of there essence and you
 >  Av> are left with someone who is a former shadow of themselves :(
 > 
 >  Av> This will likely be my last Mothers Day with my mum alive. I consider
 >  Av> myself fortunate to have had the chance to connect with her again today
 >  Av> and indeed to have had such a wonderful, kind and caring mum during my
 >  Av> lifetime on this Earth.
 > 
 > I'm sorry to hear your mom is facing that.  That's tough to deal with. :(
 > 
 > Nightfox
Dementia is a rotten disease.  My wife, 59 is starting to forget things and
over the past year, it seems to have gotten progressively worse.  Brain scans
show no issues, but she fails the neorology tests where she has to remember
things, words....   All I can do, is watch it happen..

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