experience in Dementia due to my career so I was well aware of the process and what to expect. My family on the other hand struggled with accepting there might be a problem. Eventually it couldn’t be ignored and we sprang into action. Fast forward to April 2022 I had been to see my Nonnie regularly who was in a long term care facility at this time, she was getting tired. Conversations were one sided met with a smile and a nod or a very enthusiastic garble that you’d try so hard to understand but never could. On bad days it was crying “I’m scared” or “mommy” and just holding her to try and make her feel safe. I had just gotten a new kitten and decided to bring her for a visit. It was the best decision I could have made, for a second I had my Nonnie back. She was smiling and laughing “ ok Kelly it’s a cat!” “It’s a baby!” She was happy, she was ok & she knew we were there. She passed 5 days later peacefully surrounded by my mother and I. While I know she is no longer suffering, I will never forget her last gift to me that day. I saw first-hand what this disease did to my family and how it forever changed us, that’s why I’m fighting to END ALZHEIMER’S!
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