Midlife’s A Trip

Dementia–Where the Past Becomes the Present

Posted on 24. Sep, 2007 by Karen in Family and Friends

My mom has had dementia for years.  I remember buying the book The 36 Hour Day in 1987 because I thought then that there was something wrong.  Since that time I have been trying to understand the ins and outs of dementia while there’s been an increasing dialog on how to stay present in the moment.  An exercise in inconsistencies you might say.  Well what I have learned is that for people with dementia, the present moment is the past.  So Mom and I now connect at the crossroads where I’m in the present moment with her past.  It’s been an important lesson about dementia, Mom and me.

Please share your insights on living life around loved ones with dementia.

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