This is a retelling of the retelling of a story that my friend Jan told at dinner this evening. I think there is a lesson for Alzheimer's Caregivers here!
A woman is in the grocery store with her young daughter. The daughter is sitting the the grocery cart having a major tantrum. Flailing, screaming, crying. The mother's response is, "Now Jennifer, calm down." "Jennifer, behave." "Jennifer, get yourself under control."
A fellow shopper is watching and listening to the woman's comments. She goes up to the woman and compliments her on how well she is responding to her tantruming daughter.
"I am Jennifer," replies the woman.
Yes. We are all Jennifer.
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