Cry a little

These past weeks, my mother's memory has worsened.

Apart from her remembering who her enemy was and forgetting all else and it has happened more frequent.

She could remember so clearly that she has no memory... and that frightens her.
I was not able to pacify her and she cried. I seldom see my mum cry.  My usual practice would be to lighten the mood and tell her that her memory will all come back  in a few hours. And it often does. But how long will this last.

How long can I continue to lie to her?

Will it make any difference to an Alzheimer patient?  Can they tell that I am lying?

It breaks my heart to watch my mum cry.  Her mind is an empty slate and I fear that if at that moment filling in the blanks for her would make her more fearful. How could she not remember a single thing!!

I am not sure how I should feel... guilty perhaps.