My Mother, My Son illustrates the power of love and a cruel twist of fate. A son who came from a struggling family that had little means was able to fulfill his mother’s lifelong dream to be successful, a “big shot” with all the status and trappings that entailed. Little did they know that her dream would end with a disease that had become an integral part of his livelihood.

As I became a successful executive in the senior living industry, my mother was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease and became a resident of one of my memory care communities. Even though my life’s work dealt with the elderly and memory loss, I still had to come to terms with the diagnosis and the painful realization that my mother would one day forget who I was and the dreams and memories we shared. This story chronicles the life of my feisty and wildly devoted, single mother, her childhood in India, the memories of a struggling young family and the many life lessons that she taught me along the way. All of the profits from this book are being donated to the Potato Soup Foundation and the Alzheimer's Association.