The article reflects on the emotional toll of being away from aging parents, particularly the authorâs mother, who suffers from Alzheimer's. After years of living in the U.S., the author returns to Cambodia and realizes the significant decline in their motherâs condition. The struggle with communicating through the fog of Alzheimer's leads to an innovative approach, where the author writes letters from the perspective of their father to reach their mother emotionally, illustrating the profound challenges of caregiving amidst illness and family separation.
Koun, when are you coming back? This question from my parents reverberates in my mind as I witness the time and distance growing between us.
Alzheimer's doesn't follow logic. I learned to speak to my mother through letters, embodying my father to comfort her and connect with her reality.
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