Thursday, April 16, 2009

Fighting Alzheimer's

Bless my mom's soul. She's hanging on with all her might, I don't know how she does it! Alzheimer's is a terrible disease and it's a slow and lingering process. My mom is trying to fight it, I don't know why, but she is. She can't walk, talk, or feed herself. Her Atrophy is getting worse. Now, she is getting rashes on her body, weightloss, and she tends to be in alot of pain from the Atrophy. They took her off all her meds, besides Morphine. Every year for the past 6 years almost, they say it will be the last year. My mother just turned 57 on March 13. she has missed out in so many things. Since she is bed bound I can't take her out anywhere, that is the hardest thing for me. Dealing with her illness was easier to cope when I could take her outside and see her smile, all I see now is a lost look on her face and innocense.