Tonight was the holiday dinner where my mom lives. The little man and I attended. One of us ate and the other said he wanted McDonalds. It was prime rib, potatoes au gratin, salad and green beans. They served candy cane mousse for dessert. It was a little too minty for my taste.
Mom was glad we came and she seemed to enjoy herself. Sitting there with her I realized (as I often do) how much I miss her. There is still some of her there, but not like she was for most of my life. Dementia is a harsh disease. And all we can do is take it one day at a time and get through it.
One of the other residents came and chatted at me. I think it kind of made mom mad. Afterwards she wanted to know what had transpired. I told her the woman had thought I was someone else and then Mom was okay. Said it was that danged dementia. Yup.
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