My mother had Alzheimer’s too. The story I told at her memorial service was about a Mother’s Day card my brother and sister-in-law sent. We gave it to her on Mother’s Day and she was so happy about the beautiful card! I left it on the coffee table and the next day she picked it up and read it again and exclaimed about how nice it was and it was Mother’s Day again. I just left it there and every time she saw it it was Mother’s Day and she was delighted again.
The Alzheimers residents always delighted me, I just found them the most precious....many people who work in nursing homes, prefer not to work on Alzheimers wings, as it is often frustrating considering the character of the disease...I, on the other hand would ask to work the Alzheimers wings, as I so enjoyed these particular residents....
Reading the story of your mom, reminds me again, of how these Alzheimers residents are often delighted over and over again, with the very same small thing....they see something, it delights them, they forget about it minutes later, and when they see it again, it is all fresh and new, and they are delighted over again....