The mind is one of the brutal attacks cancer commits during it's path of destruction. I wasn't prepared for that attack. I find my mother confused more and more recently. She sometimes asks the same questions repeatedly, forgets the days, looks for things right in front of her but can't find them, and some other personal things that one should struggle with.

In my last post, I talked about being the voice of reason. I want to elaborate on that. You have to be their mind. My mother was a strong, independent woman who didn't need anyone. One of the hardest things for me to comprehend was that being with her now was almost like being with a young child.

This post is short and random but the mind is such a complex thing and you have to remember that if your loved one is older, that cancer and chemo will break them down. They'll be times where they will ask or do something that you wouldn't expect but you have to remember what's going on inside them.

The mind is a role that you will take on. Be prepared.