Author : Annika Nayyar Surprised, Anders Zorn (c. 1860-1920) “Where are the eyes of my childhood, those fearful eyes she had thirty years ago, the eyes that made me?” - Annie Ernaux (1) Staring into the empty eyes of her mother, author Annie Ernaux is forced to confront a loss before death—one shaped by Alzheimer’s. Her memoir, I Remain in Darkness , explores the devastating impact of dementia on not only her mother, but on herself and those around her. Through journal entri

Ayra Chaudhry cottonbro studio. Mother and Daughter Studying on the Bed. Pexels. 2021. Insert the plastic applicator and release. It sounded easy enough. Yet there I stood in my bathroom, attempting this menial task for what could’ve been thirty minutes or so. There was pain, so much pain. My body was rejecting this small plastic tube as if it was an unwanted foreign object. My muscle walls constrict without input, a fortified barrier. I blamed myself; I was probably just usi

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