Grounded In Time (Free Write #2)

There are a lot of things I wonder about.  I wonder why some people live in the past.  They can never let go or progress, constantly intoxified by memories.  Instead of doing anything to change their current quality of life, they dwell on that which has be solidified and grounded in time.  My grandmother has dementia and Alzheimers.  She asks my father if I'm his daughter.  She doesn't remember how many children she had.  She can no longer care for herself.  She spends ALL of her time sleeping her life away.  She has wanted to die for nearly two decades.  She lost her husband 19 years ago, and has never been the same since.