‘Idál (Justice), 3 Asmá’ (Names), 169 BE – Wednesday, August
22, 2012 about 5:25 PM Pacific Time
There are three bedrooms in this house and each one has a
closet. I found some more of Mom’s clothes in another closet. I also found some
of my clothes that I either never wore or have not worn in ten years. In one
closet, I found two formal dresses. One belonged to Mom and the other to me.
The one that belonged to Mom is too small for her and she
has not worn it in at least ten years. I put Mom’s in the group of clothes I am
giving away tomorrow, but I am having second thoughts. I doubt that Mom will
wear the dress again; it is dark blue with a broach. Mom had two formal dresses
the other one pink and I left the pink one in her closet.
I think she can still wear the pink dress. In addition, Mom
likes bright colors better then dark colors. If I gave her, a choice she would
chose the pink over the blue. I think I feel guilty about giving Mom’s clothing
away without asking her, but if I ask, she will want to keep everything;
including the dresses that are too small and there just is not enough room in
the closets to keep everything.
Caring for someone with Alzheimer’s disease is difficult. I
keep encountering situations in which I have to make decision that I sometimes
suspect would be different from the decision Mom would make if she were still
capable of making them. I cannot keep all the dresses that are too small for
Mom and I probably did not give away enough, but I can still set other things
aside to give away.
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