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[quote=Anonymous]My mother passed away a few years ago with Alzheimers. It was so sad to watch her memory and interactions decline. There was a lot of grief along the way. When she died though I think it was a softer transition than a having a parent die unexpectedly and because I'd already been through the grieving process could take her passing as more of a blessing for her to have an end to the illness. Join a support group, be in closer contact with family, find things you might be able to do together - I read to my mom for quite a while and my dad played online solitaire (she told him what to do and he moved the mouse and later she would watch him play and he would narrate what he was doing) with her. That seems odd now but it was an activity they could still connect over. Tell her family stories, look through photo albums and tell her the stories (not in a quizzing way just storytelling). Love to you![/quote]
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