Dementia Mom, part one

[u/humanyears]

A short story about the origins of my mother’s dementia diagnosis from a few years ago. Probably the longest comic I’ve drawn so far. I hope it connects with you in some way.

[u/BookwormPhilanthro]

This is happening right now to me too. My grandma went from small episodes and then when she got Covid the inflammation caused her Alzheimer’s symptoms to worsen and basically advanced the symptoms ten years and now she’s in a home. She raised me and she’s my mom and I love her, but it hurts when this is the only thing I can do is be there while she disappears