CHAPTERS

Preface

Introduction

Growing Up  -  Growing Up with Mom

A New Beginning  -  A New Beginning

Rose Bowl Tour  -  The Rose Bowl Tour
 
Fleamarket Fiasco  -  Fleamarket Fiasco or "Where's Mom Again?"

Then it Happened  -  Our Worst Fears Became Reality

Meeting My Future  -  "Who is This Person?"

The Learning Process  -  So Many Lessons...So Little Time

Telling Mom  -  Finding the Words and Choosing to Stay

The Work Begins  -  Ending the Life of a Packrat Hermit

Dental Visit  -  "Open Wide....Mom, Please!"

Everyday Life and Safety - Simple Caregiving and Locked Doors.

Delusions - What's Real and What's Not

Traveling with Mom - Dementia, the Perfect Traveling Companion

New Puppy - I Need a Puppy?  Mom Needs a Doctor?

Support, Medication or Wine - We Chose Wine

The Welcome Stranger - Me

The Room Darkens - Dementia Turns Off the Lights, One by One

Silent Pacing - The Only Sound is Laughter

The Getaway - Never Again

The Holidays - and Disney World

The New Motorhome - On the Road Again

The Final Chapters - Our Last Christmas

The End is in Sight - Keeping the Promise

Goodbyes - No Life in a Dark Room