Thursday, March 10, 2011

Sunrise or Sunset

You know I have always been told that Alzheimer's patients have difficulty with short term memory but not their long term memory.  We have seen that in my MIL----she can recall details from her past to some degree but can not remember what she ate 20 minutes ago.

Yesterday my husband turned 50!  A landmark birthday!  My MIL did not remember that it was his birthday.  I noticed that she had it written on the calendar we gave her to keep in her room.  But yesterday came and went and she did not acknowledge her son's special day.  We understand and don't say anything to make her feel bad but it's still hard to know that your parent can't remember the day they brought you into the world. 

A calender is filled with twelve months that have thirty or thirty one days in each month but to an Alzheimer's patient there are no months or days just sunrises and sunsets. Alzheimer's is a cruel disease.

But, it is what it is.......life is good!

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