November 30, 2014 - 18:33
I found this passage to be particularly intriguing and telling of the intuitive way Anna relates to Ken, "He’s not to blame. It doesn’t work to lay the responsibility on him. He gets upsetand feels bad for a while, but doesn’t remember why. The emotion lasts but the precipitating memory of the cause is gone" (72).
I wonder how her role as a caretaker shifted when Ken's memories faded, but the connection he felt to her remained.
How does one shift the way she communicates with someone she cares deeply about when raw emotion is always at the forefront of their mind?
I imagine that writing this memoir has been a way to remember for both Anna and Ken, and to carry the past into the present. I wonder if their children have felt a similar need to do this.