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Forget me not

Acclimating to a loved one’s Alzheimer’s forces a Palm Coast family to reassess their roles — and forces columnist Mike Cavaliere to consider a life in competitive hot dog eating.

  • By Mike Cavaliere
  • | 6:50 a.m. December 7, 2023
Rebecca Cavaliere explores a rocky coastline with daughter Charlotte a few years back, in the same spirit that she and her own mother, Helene, used to explore the world when she was young. (Photo: Mike Cavaliere)
Rebecca Cavaliere explores a rocky coastline with daughter Charlotte a few years back, in the same spirit that she and her own mother, Helene, used to explore the world when she was young. (Photo: Mike Cavaliere)
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"I have a bone to pick with you," my mother-in-law, Helene, hissed at me. This was four years ago, back when she still had her faculties.

"Oh boy….” I braced for impact. "What'd I do this time?"

Mike Cavaliere

 

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