My mother was living with Alzheimer's and also Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus.The two often go misdiagnosed with other neurological diseases. She was diagnosed too late for much to be done and I saw a beautiful, vibrant woman deteriorate so much and so quickly. I just needed to put down on canvas how she looked to me at the time. Her face was somewhat dazed and looking off somewhere. I wanted to portray a face but also wanted to distort it. I also brought in torn paper and other gel mediums to bring in different textures, kind of portraying the idea of things not running "smoothly" in her brain. It was a horrible journey to experience how this disease overtook her body and I feel I have portrayed this emotion in this painting. She passed away in October 2011.