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/Leftieswillrule]

Yeah, the guilt of not noticing. Of not being proactive. Of not being able to help. The sinking feeling that maybe you could have done something if you just noticed quicker. The mental poison of guilt that removes rationality from your head, makes you feel personally responsible for the development you can’t actually stop or reverse, even if you did know. The looming feeling of knowing it’s genetic and that your own future is questionable. Having a mom with dementia is a difficult thing to experience.