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In 2005, my mom was diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer's when she was 54 and I was 22. This SubStack is a collection of my writings through her illness and after her subsequent death in April 2023.
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turn, look. Lost.

Bury Me in New Jersey
Nov 6, 2017
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There are times I almost forget about my mother. When I realize this, I start to get smug:”Maybe I’m over it; maybe that part inside has miraculously healed.

I’ve been through it enough times now though. I know what happens next.

(when that song comes on the radio. when her perfume is in the subway.)

turn, look. Lost.

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