I am now part of the "sandwich" generation. I am 37 my mother is 66 and is suffering from dementia and Alzheimer's. It came on quite sudden and was very difficult to catch because we lived far from one another. It was the little signs, like not recognizing my voice on the phone, or not being able to tell me it was snowing outside(just stuff in the sky). I am very new to this and so I decided to do this as a theraputic release. I picked the topic of the sandwich generation because that does not even beging to describe it. Besides my mother, I have a son and a husband. Since we love to label things i decided my sandwich would be the one that most represents such a sad state of existence for my mom. It is the egg salad sandwich you bought in a convenience store because you thought it would be a nice change, but you knew better. I am very glad to have my mother and my family in my life but sometimes that sandwich might cause just a little bit of indigestion.:)
Saturday, March 13, 2010
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Aww Aunt Kris I love u soooo much!!! Soon this will be over I hope!!! Hugs and kisses to u all!!
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