The physical metaphor of the Anderson plug framing this piece is brilliant. You take a stark, technical object—a symbol of heavy-duty connection, current, and off-grid survival—and weave it seamlessly through the tender, delicate circuitry of dementia caregiving. The opening line hooks us immediately, and the final return to connection and 'breathing room' completes a hauntingly beautiful narrative arc.
Wow. So moving. I had to remind myself to breathe. You both feel so real - as if I'm standing there, watching you watching each other. Your pain, too, of witnessing a soul-crushing loss in slow motion. What courage you have!
My mom's been gone fourteen years. I still search for her presence.
Thank you, Leonora. I think that somehow our mothers never really stop accompanying us. They change the way they arrive and your comment - and you reading my work means a great deal to me. I'm so glad this piece found you, and I'm sending you a big hug. We can sit together over a cup of herbal tea and look at photos and memories of our mothers x
The physical metaphor of the Anderson plug framing this piece is brilliant. You take a stark, technical object—a symbol of heavy-duty connection, current, and off-grid survival—and weave it seamlessly through the tender, delicate circuitry of dementia caregiving. The opening line hooks us immediately, and the final return to connection and 'breathing room' completes a hauntingly beautiful narrative arc.
Wow. So moving. I had to remind myself to breathe. You both feel so real - as if I'm standing there, watching you watching each other. Your pain, too, of witnessing a soul-crushing loss in slow motion. What courage you have!
My mom's been gone fourteen years. I still search for her presence.
Hugs to you for sharing your pain so eloquently.
Thank you, Leonora. I think that somehow our mothers never really stop accompanying us. They change the way they arrive and your comment - and you reading my work means a great deal to me. I'm so glad this piece found you, and I'm sending you a big hug. We can sit together over a cup of herbal tea and look at photos and memories of our mothers x