We continue our search for clues to unravel our mom’s mind. In this episode we talk about her teen years, how she met our father, their marriage, and the early years of parenting two sets of twins. Did any of that affect her dementia?     

Some of the questions we will discuss are: Why was our mother attracted to our father? Did our Dad pressured Mom to quit college and marry him?  What did Mother’s quiet, upper-class family think of our loud, bad-boy (but lovable) Dad? Were they were truly happy in the first years?  How did having twins affect them? How did having two sets of twins affect them? What was our early family life like?     

Lori’s visit with Mom at the Memory Care facility this week and resulting Cocktail Rating

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For questions to ask the elderly: 

https://www.joincake.com/blog/questions-to-ask-old-people/

https://respectcaregivers.org/70-questions-to-ask-the-elderly/

https://www.aplaceformom.com/caregiver-resources/articles/engaging-questions

https://multiculturalcaregiving.net/conversation-starters-with-older-adults/

https://www.alzheimerslab.com/questions-to-ask-older-adults-about-life/

https://questionsabouteverything.com/questions-to-ask-old-people/