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Lessons in Memory: Writing My Mother’s Eulogy

April 12, 2017 by Vincent O'Keefe Leave a Comment

older woman looking out

I recently lost my mother to Alzheimer’s. The disease made the last few years especially painful, but she lived to age 85 and led a full life. Perhaps the only silver lining was that the disease’s slow progression gave my five siblings and me time to process her death, reflect on her life, and arrange an appropriate memorial service. After some debate, my family elected me to compose and deliver the eulogy. I was honored. Because there were so many of us, we grew up in a noisy family. My mother, who had a way with words, might have said we were “multivocal.” Thus, I thought her eulogy … [Read more...]

Filed Under: death, growing up, memories Tagged With: Aging, Alzheimer's, life lessons

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