Saturday, January 04, 2025

Funny Things She Says

Mother’s dementia has taken not only her memories but also some of her words from her. To compensate for not knowing the names of things anymore, she comes up with some pretty inventive alternates! Here are a few of them:

  • She wanted to make toast so asked if “the tanning machine for food” was working (the toaster)
  • The Senior Center was handing out “Crunch Sticks” the other day (granola bars)
  • My sister made her some “Sauce Water” for her lunches (broth)
  • Bryan cooked some “fish cookies” for dinner the other day (salmon patties)
  • The city was out “dirtying the roads” after the snowstorm (sanding the roads)

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