“I watched as he spent several minutes deciding where to sit in his new classroom. We are working to help him feel confident. This kid has a heart bigger than the moon.”
‘His greatest struggle is what others think of him’: Foster mom on getting her ‘trauma-triggered’ children back to school
‘Who are you?’ ‘We are sisters.’ ‘Who am I?’ ‘You are our mom.’ ‘Oh sh*t.’
“Dad is pretending he is asleep but I know he isn’t, because when we arrive next to his recliner, he is smiling. Not in a ‘Nice to see you’ kind of way, but in a ‘How was that quality time you just had with your mother?’ kind of way.”
Wife with dementia ‘listens’ to husband’s story for 15 minutes before cracking a joke, which ‘gives him a sliver of hope she is still there’
“It was perfectly timed. That is all he needs to get him through each new day.”
‘This Mom life is all I ever hoped and prayed for, and I don’t want to miss it.’
“I started to think about how many other things I do every day without really noticing them. So much of this early part of motherhood becomes routine so very quickly.”
‘His love for her is palpable’: Doting husband’s explicit instructions for wife with dementia’s morning routine
“Don’t forget the bracelet with the heart goes on the left with her watch. The other two bracelets go on the right.”
