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Dear Linda, Dementia is a condition that can be hard to "accept." My mother had Parkinson's with dementia for 26 years...At first, I was in denial...and I went through all the stages of grief...but finally recognized that this was part of her journey and I had to accept it....It was a BIG lesson for me.... She struggled in the beginning with her condition but as her dementia advanced, she wasn't suffering....we were...But with time, it taught me compassion and acceptance of all that is....I learned to laugh with her as she would say funny things or sing silly songs...Her memory impairment and behavioral changes (i.e.agitation) were symptoms that were hard to watch but with time, accepted as part of the disease. My father was her caretaker all this time....He loved her more than life....On their 50th wedding anniversary, with my mother in late stage Parkinson's, my father told the 50 guests that were at a party I held for them, that he loves "Joan" with all his heart and he would do it all over again.... So, Linda, know that God has plans for us...whether we are the dis-eased or the one watching....It's just another hard lesson which makes us stronger and wiser... May you find peace and strength in your journey, Kathleen
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