My Mom’s Dementia Was Funny Until it Wasn’t

When Alzheimers sets in, it gets real ugly

Happier times with mom and my son (maybe 30 years ago)

So without having to bore you with all the details of what it was like being raised by mom, in a nutshell, she was physically and emotionally abusive until I finally left the house at 18. You can read more about that in the following article…

The Reason Why I Forgave All the Abusers in My Life.

(disclaimer: this post may contain triggers, tread carefully)

…and a little more here.

It’s Ok Mom, I Forgive You.

So she didn’t win any mom of the year awards until much later on. As we girls grew up and had kids of our own, she became the mom I always wanted. Though I forgave her for all the abuse, I never ever forgot it. You don’t forget shit like that, no matter how hard you try.

Anyway, dementia set in by the time she was in her early 60’s. We saw the signs…