Dementia
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Being a caregiver for a loved one with dementia is no cakewalk. For me the unpredictability is the most challenging aspect. You never know what to expect from one day to the next, or even from one hour to the next. Your brain has to do mental gymnastics to keep up with circular conversations, time…
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Days melt into months which become years. Time lapses. Another season. Caregiving tosses life into a state of suspended animation.
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It had been many years, 35 to be exact, since he left her out of the blue. Well, it wasn’t really out of the blue, considering her husband had been a serial cheater whom she’d forgiven on far too many occasions to count. This time, however, proved to be different. He’d met someone who wouldn’t…
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Hannah, caregiving for her ailing mother Dorothy, endures the challenging demands of aging and unpredictable behavior. As Hannah’s own health deteriorates rapidly, Dorothy exhibits a strange renewed vitality and obsession with youth, seemingly aging in reverse. Tragedy strikes as Hannah passes, leaving her only daughter, Gemma, to take over…
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In a hotel suite, Maya, an elderly woman, awaits breakfast while being cared for by Jenny. As the morning unfolds, Jenny shares lighthearted moments with a hotel porter named Jay, who brings breakfast. The interaction highlights Maya’s frailty and longing for connection amid Jenny’s internal struggle with her own sacrificed life.
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It’s so hard to let go of our dreams, our past, our hopes for what was, what could have been and what might be. As I let go of the previous incarnation(s) of myself, I watch my mother letting go of her memories. Initially, simple short term thoughts began to slip away like figments. These…
Lost Art of Mystery 