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My mother sacrificed her health to make sure my sisters and I had what we needed to thrive.

One sister is a pretty bad @$$ chess player.

The other can read people and their actions pretty well.

And me?! still trying to figure me out. But my sisters trust me. And we're making do with what we have and I think we're doing OK.

The Alzheimer's episode are more frequent with mom. Combined with damage in the left frontal lobe from the strokes, makes it hard sometimes. But Mom is happy, knows that she is loved even when she's cursing me out bc I don't know what she's trying to tell me. 😅😂🤣

And that's the message I conveyed to our text thread tonight.

It's a fracking adventure if you choose to see it that way.

#AgingParents #Alzheimers #CareGivers

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BottleTeams 1y ago

I think it's a child's responsibility to recognize the faults of their parents and try to improve those qualities in themselves.

As parents age it's like a passing of the torch. Sounds like you're doing a great job.

Shashue 🌳🛖⛰️ 1y ago

On your first point I 💯 agree. And in retrospect my parents had many. But I'm certain mini me will think the same of me and her mom.

On your second point, "we" (my sisters & I) are doing a good job. If I were a single child (either of my sisters) were the only child, things would have been much more difficult. We all bring different talents to the table on this one and I for one am glad we do. Even though those differences are often the source of our frustrations with each other. 😅😂🤣

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