I can picture it. The orderly, bringing in the mail. The postcard with pictures of us, the happy couple, dated two weeks ago and signed, “With all my love — Renie.”
The orderly asks, “Who got married?”
My mother replies, “I don’t know.”
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Christine Hanolsy 
I was getting Renie and Renée confused. The second time I read this I understood. Alzheimers is heartbreaking for all involved.
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Ha! You’re the first one to make the connection. Not that I set it out as a puzzle, but my head’s all wrapped up in Ken/Renee lately and the ongoing story that Rowan & I have going on.
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Wait. So Renée and Barbi get married? or is this a different character?
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Same character: Ken/Renee/Renie. And yes, they do, but not in yet in the bits and pieces we’ve posted. It’s all very dramatic. :-p If you really want to read the 165,000 words of pure chat in which we’ve been writing this thing. I don’t really expect anyone to follow the larger story. I’m thrilled that this piece is completely self-contained. Some of the others are less so.
Interestingly, I don’t think it’s obvious — from what I’ve posted, anyway — that this is actually urban fantasy.
(For reference: https://trudgingthroughfog.wordpress.com/2014/09/19/mornings/)
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Oof. Right in the gut. Truly a full story.
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So much story here. I feel like I know so much about the mother. Masterful, as always. 🙂
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Devastating! I like the tone of this as Jo-Anne mentioned. A harsh reality I hope we never have to know.
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Sad but penned beautifully
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So sad! You would hope there would be a tiny flicker of memory, but sometimes there just isn’t any.
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Heart breaking and so poignant because it happens so often. Beautifully written!
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That made my heart drop. Really awesome piece to make that happen in 42 words!
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Heartbreakingly beautiful.
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A sad tale, becoming so much more common nowadays as the population ages.
A great piece of writing.
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Written in a matter-of-fact style, the sadness of a mother not knowing her child is even more moving. Beautifully rendered, as always, Christine.
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That’s so sad but there can be such parents too! Nicely written!
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Though heart-breaking, so beautifully penned!
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This is so painful, not a scene anyone wants to imagine, but one that some have to experience. Powerful writing.
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Such a sad tale written so well.
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We just saw my MIL yesterday and I can only imagine this is exactly how she’d react these days to any kind of news.
It was well written, but it brought tears to my eyes too.
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Oh, Kir, I’m sorry. This is just fiction, luckily. It’s so much harder to deal with these things for real.
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Please don’t be sorry, your talent was the star of this.
I just have lots of feelings after yesterday.
Hope you’re well.
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*hugs* That’s what I love about you. You have lots of feelings, period. 🙂
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