Just when I thought that all semblance of a logical conversation with Mom was gone due to Alzheimer’s disease, Mom comes up with a surprise – and a funny one, at that.
On Saturday when I visited, Mom was very confused. She told me that she was anticipating a visit by her ex-husband and his wife; for the record, my parents are not divorced, and Dad tries to visit pretty regularly.
Mom also told me that she attended the Kentucky Derby in the morning and she had bet on the winning horse. As I...
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