She was placed on medication and enrolled in our Senior Center’s Adult Day “Lunch Bunch” program, which provided transportation, lunch, activities and nursing care. Mom thought for a minute. When my granddaughter arrived to say goodbye, she reminded my mother of a fun day they’d shared. When Mom lived with us, I practiced Tonglen, and even now, I include my mother, breathing in her suffering, breathing out loving kindness. Carole Brodsky has been a freelance reporter and writer since 2006, when her mother was diagnosed with dementia.

Source: Huffington Post January 20, 2025 14:08 UTC