My father died of Alzheimer’s and now my mother was diagnosed with it about a year ago. I appreciate the stark honestly of the strips where Ted deals with it. The dark thoughts, the frustrations…it helps to see someone else has the same experiences and feelings that I have. When my dad was losing weight every month, I frequently brought him fast food (w/ milk shakes) and his favorite junk food to get more calories in him. My mother would get so mad at me for giving him such unhealthy food. But his weight loss did stop for a few months and he was far less grumpy at meal time since he wasn’t eating the sensible healthy (and kind of boring) meals served at memory care. 87 with Alzheimer’s…why not just eat what you like and not worry about it?
My father died of Alzheimer’s and now my mother was diagnosed with it about a year ago. I appreciate the stark honestly of the strips where Ted deals with it. The dark thoughts, the frustrations…it helps to see someone else has the same experiences and feelings that I have. When my dad was losing weight every month, I frequently brought him fast food (w/ milk shakes) and his favorite junk food to get more calories in him. My mother would get so mad at me for giving him such unhealthy food. But his weight loss did stop for a few months and he was far less grumpy at meal time since he wasn’t eating the sensible healthy (and kind of boring) meals served at memory care. 87 with Alzheimer’s…why not just eat what you like and not worry about it?