One of the biggest differences between psp patients and alzheimers is that when they lose balance. psp patients tend to fall backwards. . straight on their back. While alzheimers fall flat on their face. Its been about two years that my mother has needed full time assistance, thankfully we have had one helper during that period. Recently there is a new helper, and yesterday mama fell for the first time, thankfully it wasnt bad.

The funny part is that, while watching a football game my mom started giggling uncontrollably, i asked her whats so funny? She mumbled to me, “im lauging at when i fell yesterday” i was like . Hmm mama thats not funny, she looked at me and mumbled ” the new nanny fell on me too! ” lol, she then joked that her helper needs her own help, hehehe. My mom always had a wicked sense of humor, even with psp.

Yesterday was my four year anniversary.. and i just realized how much has happened in four years.  Im happily married to the best wife in the world, I have a wonderful baby girl that is 1 year and 10 months, lots of nanny drama around the house, took numerous trips all around the world.. thankfully iv’e done a lot in the last four years..

While looking at my wedding pictures, i saw my mother in many of them, and all i could say to myself was…wow…four years have changed a lot for my mother, she can barely walk,talk, and write now.  During my wedding i remember she was walking (semi-assisted), and there was another picture that she was writing in our wedding journal, and standing alone (something she couldn’t do now).

Its been up and down the past four years, but in the end i’m grateful for every moment we get to share with mama, her happiness and comfort is always our top priority.