Smoking and Alzheimers

Posted by Freewriter01

My mom used to use tobacco products when I was growing up. One day she stopped using it because she heard it could cause cancer. We, her children, knew something was wrong when she started back using it almost 25 years later. She told us it helped to 'calm her nerves'. We tried to convice her to stop using it but when we learned she had Alzheimer's, we decided not to pressure her anymore about it. If it helps to calm her nerves, then we are willing to live with it. We call it love. What do you think?

Also, see my blog: "Alzheimersandmom" which tells how my siblings and I cope with our mom having Alzheimer's.

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