I'm Okay.

Mom's funeral was last Tuesday.  It was a bad day for all of us but we're okay.  I'm okay.  The thing about someone you love having dementia is that you lose them very slowly, piece by piece, memory by memory.  That means the grieving is done slowly, day by day.  Saying goodbye to Mom was very hard but we'd all been saying it for a long time.  I miss her every minute of the day but a lot of the grief is behind me.  Knowing with complete confidence that she is safe, healthy, strong, and happier than we can only imagine in the presence of the Lord brings comfort and peace to all those who love her.  So I'm sad but I'm okay.