I am the youngest of six kids, and my mother is currently suffering from Alzheimer’s. I am recently married and trying to figure out balancing married life while simultaneously caring for my mother during her quickly progressing disease. I am currently trying to start a family of my own, which makes me reflect a lot about my own relationship with my parents, and what kind of relationship I will have with my own child. It’s been very difficult watching my mother’s disease progress so quickly, while my own life continues to change in major ways. My parents are devout Catholics, and I have chosen to convert to Judaism, as my husband and I have decided we would like to raise our future children in the Jewish tradition. I’m thankful that my mom was mentally present enough to remember being at my wedding, but one of my biggest fears is that she will start to forget who I am, and ultimately be too far along in the disease when I eventually have my first child.