Sheila Avery misses her best friend. Dementia is stealing her away. It began about a year ago, when Avery's mother began displaying signs of a decline in mental ability that interfered with daily life.
"It started not too bad, but I would say in the last six months, even in the last three months, she's gotten where she can't do much for herself," said Avery, who lives in the New Hope community. She and her brother care for their mother at home.
"It's hard to see your loved one go down ... she
Jan Swoope is the Lifestyles Editor for The Commercial Dispatch.
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