Memoir: Who Is That Stranger In The Chair

This memoir is about our mother, Christine Daling Stehower, and how my sisters and I dealt with her declining mental ability. It’s not a guide on how to deal with someone with dementia, it’s simply a telling of her story and of ours.

It’s a story about a woman who grew up on a farm in rural Ottawa County, Michigan. A woman who maintained bombers during World War II, who married, raised four daughters, was politically active, and who loved her family, her God and her community. It’s a story of four daughters who tried to understand what was happening to their mother and tried to do the best for her. It’s a story of love, laughter, tears and frustration. It’s a story of life.

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Memoir: Who Is That Stranger In The Chair

It starts with noticing things that are little “off” about your loved-one. They often seem to be forgetting words, are not always able to follow conversations, or are unsure about how to do household tasks that were once second nature. No one wants to admit that something is wrong with Mom or Dad, but sooner or later there is no denying they are not the person they once were. Labels like Alzheimer’s disease or dementia get bantered about and it’s easy to deny the reality of it all. This is my story of my mother’s struggle with dementia, but it was not simply her struggle, it was my struggle as well. This memoir talks about the heartbreak, the good memories, the laughter and the tears all lumped together in the telling of Mom’s story.It starts with noticing things that are little “off” about your loved-one. They often seem to be forgetting words, are not always able to follow conversations, or are unsure about how to do household tasks that were once second nature. No one wants to admit that something is wrong with Mom or Dad, but sooner or later there is no denying they are not the person they once were. Labels like Alzheimer’s disease or dementia get bantered about and it’s easy to deny the reality of it all. This is my story of my mother’s struggle with dementia, but it was not simply her struggle, it was my struggle as well. This memoir talks about the heartbreak, the good memories, the laughter and the tears all lumped together in the telling of Mom’s story.

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