Spend time with her while you can. Please don’t give yourself the opportunity to regret not doing it. I understand that it can be hard, but you’ll be thankful later that you had the chance.

My father was taken last year after suffering from Alzheimer’s for several years. A year or so after he had enough symptoms to be diagnosed, he became nonverbal and a shadow of the person he was. My advice is to spend as much time with her as you can before it gets worse. By the time I realized how bad things had gotten, it was too late for me. My father could not carry on a conversation.

I’m sorry you have this news weighing on you. It’s not something I would wish on anybody. Take care of yourself and all the best to you and your family in this difficult time.