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I sat across from my 84-year-old mother at the Mexican restaurant we often went to after her doctor appointments<\/a>, watching her try to hide her confusion as she looked at the menu.<\/p>\n

\u201cMama, you always get the chicken quesadilla<\/a>,\u201d I said. \u201cWhy don\u2019t you order that?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cYes, I was just thinking that, honey,\u201d she said, trying her best to sound decisive.<\/p>\n

My heart broke for her. My well-read, intelligent mother, who worked crossword puzzles<\/a> upside down and conquered cryptoquotes, could no longer understand a menu she\u2019d read countless times before.<\/p>\n

I\u2019d worked in a nursing home so I knew all too well the ravages of dementia<\/a>. But nothing could have prepared me to see my mother go through it. One day, Mama might forget where she kept her silverware; the next, a little piece of who she was would be lost.<\/p>\n

I felt like I\u2019d lost myself too. I couldn\u2019t remember the last time I\u2019d taken a nap, read a book or gone on a date with my husband, Chris, without interruption. From the moment I woke up until I drifted off to sleep, I walked a tightrope of work, home and attending to every aspect of Mama\u2019s life. I juggled the grocery shopping, the bill paying and the caregivers who came to her home. I set up her meds and took her to doctor appointments. It was hard work, made harder with the knowledge that with each passing day, she was slipping further from me and there was nothing I could do about it.<\/p>\n

One afternoon, I brought Mama some groceries. She sat in her living room armchair, staring bleakly into space. \u201cI can\u2019t hear God\u2019s voice in my heart anymore,\u201d she said. \u201cHe\u2019s forgotten all about me.\u201d<\/p>\n

Her words, so unlike her, stopped me in my tracks. Mama had devoted her whole life to God. She\u2019d visited missionaries overseas and had been deeply involved in church. Whenever someone in our community was going through something, they\u2019d ask her to pray for them. And, of course, she prayed for me, often out loud. I missed Mama\u2019s prayers so much!<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s not true, Mama,\u201d I told her. \u201cYou might forget things, but God would never forget you.\u201d<\/p>\n

If only I could convince myself. As Mama\u2019s dementia progressed, I wondered how God could allow a faithful follower to go through such suffering. Her speech became garbled; she forgot more words than she remembered. Eventually, she could no longer put together a coherent sentence.<\/p>\n

Where was God\u2019s presence in all this? His comfort and reassurance that Mama\u2014and I\u2014had always depended on? Was Mama right? Had God forgotten her?<\/p>\n

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Stephanie and her mother<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

One evening, Chris and I stopped by Mama\u2019s house before going out to a rare dinner. One of her caregivers was there. Mama\u2019s face was radiant. When her caregiver went to another room, she approached me confidently. \u201cI want to have a conversation with you,\u201d she said. \u201cJust the two of us.\u201d She took my hand and led me to her room. I thought I might be dreaming. We sat down on the bed. She told me I\u2019d been a wonderful daughter, and I told her she\u2019d been a wonderful mother. We talked about her life and her countless blessings. Our conversation went on for about 15 minutes. Mama\u2019s speech was coherent, and her old mannerisms, like moving her hands when she spoke, had returned. There was something profoundly renewed about her. She flowed from one sentence to another with ease, completely present. This was no dream! Finally, she bowed her head and said a prayer out loud for me. Then she stared into my eyes for a moment before she spoke.<\/p>\n

\u201cGod\u2019s been with me this whole time, honey,\u201d she said. \u201cHe\u2019s been present, even in this. He\u2019s going to come soon and take me home to heaven. No one should worry about me, because I\u2019ll be at peace.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve missed you so much!\u201d I told her, giving in to my tears.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve missed me too,\u201d she said before taking me in her arms. We hugged for what seemed like forever.<\/p>\n

Mama never spoke coherently again. Still, that miraculous moment of clarity<\/a> bolstered me through three more years of caring for Mama until she passed. For in that moment, I understood in the deepest reaches of my soul that God never forgets us.<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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