About a week after my son was born, I received this email from mom’s friend from her church: From: Gregg, Lydia To: Gagne, David Subject: Re: [Your son] is adorable Sent: August 28, 2010 7:36 PM I really enjoyed the pictures you sent, [Your son] is so sweet and precious. I hope you have […]
In the summer of 2010, shortly before everything really went to hell, I wrote an email to a friend of mom’s from her church who was trying to help her. I had been doing my best to try to manage mom’s finances from 3,000 miles away, but it was a monumental task and I was […]
Mom’s dear friend wrote a long email to me and my sister on July 10th, 2010. In it she detailed how she had helped mom move into a new apartment at The Park and what her new surroundings were like: Sent: July 10, 2010 @ 07:19 AM PDTSubject: Kathy David & Jennifer, Week 1 […]
My little sister sent me this message in response to an email thread between me and mom’s friend from her church: From: Gagne, Jennifer To: Gagne, David Subject: Re: Kathie your mother Sent: July 2, 2010 1:43 AM ET Hey, David. As far as I know and if all goes as planned, Mom is […]
On the afternoon of July 1st, 2010 I emailed mom’s friend who was helping her move from the apartment on the river, which she loved, to a less expensive place in Port Orange. Sent: July 1, 2010 @ 01:52 PM PDTSubject: Re: Kathie your mother Hey [redacted], Is there any news? I talked to […]
Mom sent me this birthday card just a few months before my son, her first grandchild, was born. I had called her to tell her about the latest ultrasound and how excited I was; those are the pictures to which she refers. Dear David, I am so excited for you and I can’t wait […]
I recently found something my mom wrote and signed, dated June 7, 2010. It’s in her usual handwriting, and under her signature is someone else’s, listed as a witness. It reads: 6/7/2010 I, Kathleen A. Gagne, give permission for the following people to see my records related to my memory loss. Dr. Shoemaker Dr. […]