Going Home

Betty Jane Bredbenner – BJ to her art clients – was an intelligent, healthy woman and a loving wife and mother. From raising five children to running an ER to cultivating a successful career as an artist, it seemed like she would live forever. Until one day, she took a spill while jogging with her dog, Buddy.

What seemed at first like a relatively simple injury followed by a quick recovery actually marked BJ’s first step on her journey with dementia. Years before an official diagnosis, BJ’s children grappled with her odd behaviors and perplexing symptoms during a time when their family suffered one tragedy after another.

Bredbenner documents the difficult path his family navigated as dementia tightened its grip on their mother, turning a once vivacious, creative powerhouse into a suspicious stranger. Readers will find comfort, hope, and important advice within the heartfelt pages of this loving tribute from a son to his mother.