Stahlke Adoption

Names

Dad's dementia comes and goes, which is characteristic of his disease. So even though he might not remember my name one day, here's an example of the opposite:

Last week, Anne told me that Dad had talked about "Mary" most of the day. His hospice aide, whose name is Mary, comes every weekday afternoon for an hour to change him and give him supper.

So Anne asked him which Mary he was talking about--his hospice aide or his daughter.

"The Chicago Mary!"

posted by Stahlkes @ 12:39 PM