My Mother's Ghost
It's the third time in an hour that my mom has called and now we're in the middle of dinner, so I tell the kids that I'll call her back, but I really don't want to.  My mother has been in an assisted living community for a year and her Alzheimer's-induced dementia has steadily spirited her away.
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