We admitted Mom to a long-term care facility Friday

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10. One of the worst feelings in the world,

...walking away as you leave mom or dad in the dementia ward. I am at this moment in the airport waiting to go see my own mom. I feel for you and your family, it is heartbreaking. Take comfort knowing she is in the safest place she can be, cared for and looked after. And after several weeks, she should be settled and calm. My mother, in her lucid moments, tells me she knows why she’s where she is and it’s ok. She said herself she feels very safe. Your mom will get there, too - as hard as it is to imagine right now.