Gloves, Wipes and Bleach (My Mom’s Alzheimer’s)

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Some things you can’t un-see and some things you can’t forget. And here’s the kicker, no matter how unpleasant, how disturbing, you don’t want to forget, because if you forget it may mean that you too are losing your mind.

I have avoided writing about the grosser aspects of caring for a person with Alzheimer’s dementia for the sake of preserving the dignity of my mother. On the…