Fighting the fight of life

This is my mum’s chair. It’s where she sits and looks out over the garden. For now it’s empty because mum’s in hospital.

She is fighting the battle that I guess we all fight and that’s the battle to live a life as long and as good as possible. She is fighting hard against age but the hardest fight is against dementia. Dementia is the cruellest condition because it strips away the person you love while leaving an empty shell behind. But the worst part is the way it does this. It takes a little bit every day and no matter how hard you fight it always wins.

I’m hoping mum will be back home soon, back in her chair and back with my dad. In the meantime all I can do is love and support her every day.