Monthly Archives: May 2014

Dementiaville_35, Final Entry

Dementiaville, a Serial of Decline After mom died on Thursday last, I went to the YMCA on College Avenue to swim. We are a family of swimmers, and have been since I can remember. For me, swimming has a calming … Continue reading

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And just like that . . . it is over.

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Dementiaville_33

In just one week since she was moved to hospice, Mom has taken a turn for the worse. The hospice nurse reached me yesterday morning and said I should come as soon as possible and I arrived just an hour … Continue reading

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Mom choked on her pancakes last week. The event set off a bad series of turns, and she has ended up in hospice. First, they wondered whether she’d had a mild heart attack, and had choked because of that; then … Continue reading

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