#PrimaryProgressiveAphasia #MentorFriend #MasterGardener #CPA
A woman who I called friend and mentor passed away very early this morning.
She was a CPA for many years, and is the only person I know who got 100% on the UConn Master Gardener exam, Latin names and all. She was a gardener, hiker, mother and wife and a kind human who taught me a lot.
She was diagnosed with this about three years ago. Different from Alzheimer's or dementia, it affected her ability to communicate verbally. I ended up spending time with her over the last year helping her keep her beautiful gardens in order, building puzzles, and looking at the gardening catalogs over the winter. She was courageous in very difficult circumstances as communication ability got less and less.
I witnessed her strong bond with her husband over and over, and he carried out her wishes for no extraordinary medical measures.
She will be missed.
