My grandma just died and I’m terrified of the same thing happening to my mom
About a week ago, my grandma passed away from Alzheimer’s, after battling it for years. It was terrible watching her slowly fade away and it runs in the family, all her siblings also had it and her mom also had it, so naturally my mom tells me she’s also likely to get it and I’m terrified.
I’ve been crying so much thinking about it and spending so much time with her, even more than usual. I’ve been following her everywhere and laying in her bed with her and stuff during the day and I feel scared to leave her. Idk why, I just am so scared, I don’t want the same thing happening to her. I’ve always spent a lot of time with her, I love her, but now I feel like I have to even more. I’m 17 and she’s 51, so I know I have a lot of time but I feel like my time is dwindling, I don’t know.
I don’t want to say anything because I know it’s ridiculous but I’m so scared. I’m crying right now thinking about it, I don’t want it to happen but I know it has to sometime. I don’t want to have to watch her fade away and forget how to eat, I’m terrified. I don’t know how to stop it.