“It’s official: dementia and medication. Not unexpected. But getting the ICD code is like being pinned. Mom does not protest.
The transitions before me are not unique, I know. Yet the fact that they’re universal and part of life matters as much to me as cocktail party chitchat.
What I treasure are tiny pearls that appear in mundane surroundings, a particular moment between particular people.”
Enjoy this audio recording of “Passage” by thandiwe Dee Watts-Jones from Vol. 33:1 of CALYX Journal! Buy the full issue here.
thandiwe Dee Watts-Jones is a creative nonfiction writer, clinical psychologist, and grandmother. Her essays have been published in the New York Times, Dismantle, An Anthology of Writing from the VONA/Voices Writing Workshop, What’s Love Got to Do with It? and Solstice Literary Magazine. She has an MFA from Stonecoast, University of Southern Maine and has recently completed a memoir. She has been granted residencies at VONA, Ragdale, Djerassi, Millay Colony, and Renaissance House.
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This is an beautifully written essay from a daughter about her mother. I’m so grateful that this writer chose to share these intimate moments, as uplifting as they are touching. Thank you, thandiwe Dee Watts-Jones, for your wisdom, skill and generosity.
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