Rereko's Family Episode 12: Back to Square One, Tears, and the Kitchen
-Introduction-
This is a story from a few years ago.
In the half year I didn't see her, Mom developed dementia and needed diapers.
Furthermore, my two older brothers' developmental disabilities were discovered.
How did Rereko face the problems of her family home…
!? I'm drawing this based on the few notes I had left and my hazy memories. ( ´∀｀)ノ
I went back to square one, I cried, and
I stood in the kitchen.
There was a day like that.
Even though I made time for a strategy meeting with two social workers❗️,
I only remember crying that day.
Even after finding out about Mom's dementia and my brothers' developmental disabilities,
I kept moving forward while laughing every day,
but this was the first time I shed tears.
Whether talking with family,
talking with friends,
or talking with social workers,
Rereko always talks while laughing and having fun.
(It's embarrassing to write it out lol)
It's not that I'm forcing myself, but
I really do find various events interesting when I talk about them, but
“I wish I could provide support”
—the moment I said that myself, feelings of helplessness and regret welled up, and I burst into tears.
And around this time, Rereko was trying to talk to Mom as much as possible when at home, but
at this moment, I had gone to my room for a bit,
and when I returned to the living room, oh my goodness!
Mom was standing in the kitchen!
✨ (Even though it usually takes her a long time just to stand up)
I couldn't draw it well, but her movement of cutting the daikon radish was
“I've been a housewife for decades, so I can do it with my eyes closed♪”—it felt like that,
and how should I put it, it was cool lol
“I’ve been talking to a lot of people lately, so
could it be that my dementia is getting better!?”
I had hoped, but
that was the only time she stood in the kitchen.
But when I told Kojiji and Kotata, they said she hadn't stood in the kitchen for months, so
I guess meeting people other than family really was a stimulus for her?
It was kind ofan unforgettable sight(plus her knife skills)
! ( ´∀｀)
Well then,
believing that there is someone out there who will be glad they read this story, to be continued.
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