I loved her book "Still life" so much and sent it to my sisters. We are, all three of us, dealing with my 87 year old stepfathers decline (nursing home) and my mother's dementia at age 90. Its pretty tragic, with my mom not able to remember anything for more than ten minutes, which means every time she wakes from a nap she has no idea wh…
I loved her book "Still life" so much and sent it to my sisters. We are, all three of us, dealing with my 87 year old stepfathers decline (nursing home) and my mother's dementia at age 90. Its pretty tragic, with my mom not able to remember anything for more than ten minutes, which means every time she wakes from a nap she has no idea what's going on, where is her husband, etc. There are tears, there's anxiety. It scares the heck out of all of us. ("I sure hope this doesn't' happen to me" we say, like a mantra.) So whenever I read anything Abigail Thomas writes, I remember there is another way to age. To stay curious. To have an open mind. To be at one with life, with death, and even with dogs. She is an inspiration to me.
I loved her book "Still life" so much and sent it to my sisters. We are, all three of us, dealing with my 87 year old stepfathers decline (nursing home) and my mother's dementia at age 90. Its pretty tragic, with my mom not able to remember anything for more than ten minutes, which means every time she wakes from a nap she has no idea what's going on, where is her husband, etc. There are tears, there's anxiety. It scares the heck out of all of us. ("I sure hope this doesn't' happen to me" we say, like a mantra.) So whenever I read anything Abigail Thomas writes, I remember there is another way to age. To stay curious. To have an open mind. To be at one with life, with death, and even with dogs. She is an inspiration to me.