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One Year in Vivalma

The year has passed quickly, and I am grateful for the words that Gabriel still knows . . .

Five months later

One of my favorite dementia experts, Teepa Snow, refers to the dementia process as the changing brain.

First Visits

Gabriel has adapted exceptionally well to his new home.

Moving Day

Monday Sept 2nd was moving day. Gabriel settled in quickly.

First Visit

Gabriel visited the nursing home for the first time on Tuesday. It was a relief,

Early Signs of Gabi’s Dementia

It was in Mexico City around 2015 when the first symptoms started, though we didn’t know they were signs. I used to ask him for help understanding certain sentences in the articles I was translating, but his answers didn’t make sense to me. And he didn’t remember much of what I told him, but he […]

Preparing to Move to the Nursing Home

The preparation to go to the nursing home has involved photos to help Gabriel understand what is going to happen. Every morning at breakfast, I show him the photo of the building first. I am not sure if he understands the word live, so I say this is where you are going to sleep and […]

Losing his understanding of the world

What does that even mean to not understand how the world works?

A Full Life

Perhaps his proudest accomplishment was this journal for the Secretary of Public Education, about health issues for teenagers, which he founded.

Gabi’s Present Condition

Gabriel is functional physically, but cognitively he has declined quickly over the past four years, and each stage goes more quickly than the prior one.