The Roller Coaster Ride of Alzheimer'S/Dementia - Paperback

by Pavah Kucharek (Author)

Box of Chocolates

Mother's Day was very unusual this year. When I arrived, I greeted my mother with, "Happy Mother's Day, Mom " and she said, "Thank you." I gave her some gifts and a card, and she was very happy and appreciative.

After a few minutes, she looked at me and asked, "Who are you?" When I told her I was her daughter, she said, "I didn't know I had any children." I told her she had two girls and one boy. She asked where the other two were, and I told her they were always around her somewhere. She then asked, "What is your name?"

I said, "My name is Pavah."

She then looked at me very strangely and asked, "Who in the world would give a child a name like that?" Just like a box of chocolates, you never know what you're going to get