paperback
32 pages
 
Nenetita is a collection of anecdotes taken from Jorgelina’s letters to her family during her mother's last years. This section reveals their relationship, filled with tenderness and humor, as they both struggle through Nenetita's illness, Alzheimer's disease. These anecdotes ride on the evolution of the disease and portray the process of deterioration of Nenetita's mind.
 
            “What’s your name?” I ask.
            “My name is long as a sausage. How do you expect me to remember?”
 
Nenetita is a section of the collection Alzheimer's, Journey of a Caregiver.