Something I appreciated about Molly Jong-Fast’s recent book about her experience with her mom’s dementia was her account of how casual acquaintances will push back on you if it comes up, like “Oh, she doesn’t have dementia!” “I know her and she’s fine! Just a little scatter-brained!”
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It can be pretty demoralizing for so many to do that when you’re the live-in care provider who has seen the changes that have started, and the changes that will continue, knowing that more changes are on the way. Scary changes.
Read How to Lose Your Mother if it’s something you’re going through.
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Thank you for sharing. I’m on the patient side of this road, and hearing a lot of “but you can still (x), you can’t have dementia”. Going to look into this book for family. 🫀
