Although this is a really large cake, I'll continue my story of food in my next post. Meanwhile, Mom turns 96 this week. We had a little party for her on Sunday but I'm not sure that she ever really understood what the hoopla was about. Life for her is quite often a mystery.
To give you an idea of life for someone with Alzheimer's, there was a video documentary on PBS last week taken in an Alzheimer's care unit and focusing on one particular resident. I missed it but it is available for viewing online for a few more days and I took the time to watch it there. It depicts the disease very well and gives you an idea of what it is like to have a conversation with someone with dementia. http://video.pbs.org/video/2216780249/
I recently took a seven minute video of Mom but I was unable to upload it here. In the video, you can tell when she's trying to find words and she rambles. She actually managed to stay on topic for a good bit of the video but it was very disjointed, she didn't respond to questions, and she is never able to actually get a point across. It really makes me wish I had a video of her in the past. She was so full of family history and knowledge of sewing, knitting and more.
She's here, but I miss her so much...
I'm currently participating in a fundraiser for the Alzheimer's Association. If you would like to contribute, it would certainly be appreciated by me and all the others dealing with this disease that slowly takes their life away without taking their body. http://www.alzgive.org/jeannielange
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