My Mom
My mom has had a stroke. She is 75, in a nursing home in Georgia, and has suffered for years with severe schizophrenia, and lately with Alzheimer’s, as well as complications from diabetes. For years I was her sole caretaker, until the dementia became too bad and I was unable to do it anymore. She may die, or she may recover; her own mother died of a stroke, but it was more than 15 years after the first one. Considering the hell she put us through when we were children, and the fact that she’s so far gone she doesn’t even recognize me anymore, I’m not sure why I care, but I do.
I know it wasn’t her fault, but she did put us through the most unimaginable hell you ever heard of. She left lasting scars, both physical and mental, on all us kids. Schizophrenia is an unfortunate disease that, if left untreated, can in some cases turn the most loving person into the most awful monster. My mother went untreated for a long, long time, and was one of those cases.
If any of you have mothers (or fathers) with developing Alzheimer’s or other mind/memory problems, please, talk to them while you can still resolve any issues. I waited too long, and now can never resolve anything between my mom and me. It’s hell.
I know it wasn’t her fault, but she did put us through the most unimaginable hell you ever heard of. She left lasting scars, both physical and mental, on all us kids. Schizophrenia is an unfortunate disease that, if left untreated, can in some cases turn the most loving person into the most awful monster. My mother went untreated for a long, long time, and was one of those cases.
If any of you have mothers (or fathers) with developing Alzheimer’s or other mind/memory problems, please, talk to them while you can still resolve any issues. I waited too long, and now can never resolve anything between my mom and me. It’s hell.