Glimpses Of My Mother (My Mom’s Alzheimer’s)

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“Good morning Beautiful. Are you ready to get up?”

I greet Mom and she smiles. It is like a ray of sunshine through the cloud of non-responsiveness that normally surround my mother.

I guide her to swing her legs over the side of the bed and rock her back and forth until she is able to stand without sliding down to the floor. Even with my assistance she cannot bear weight first thing in the…