There are seven stages of dementia, and I couldn't tell you exactly where my mother was on the chart before she died. Stage 4, at the very least. We had a few near-confirmed stops in Stage 5 when a urinary tract infection was in progress, or on a truly bad day. (The bad days were becoming more frequent.) I was trying to get guardianship because Stage 6 had been previewed by truly severe infections, and... it was also in sight. The

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I just found out about this one: a PM notice in my inbox. A few minutes ago, I finished listening to it through YouTube, and -- I think this is the first reading I've had where I could say Death Of The Author applied.

Okay: before anyone says or does anything, let me explain.

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