When my aging mom thought the Christmas tree was a wondrous new invention, we had to laugh
As a son, his mother’s dementia was devastating. As a comedian though, Gavin Crawford learned to appreciate the lighter moments in her disease — like when she thought his husband invented the Christmas tree.
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![As a son, his mother’s dementia was devastating. As a comedian though, Gavin Crawford learned to appreciate the lighter moments in her disease — like when she thought his husband invented the Christmas tree. A man and his mother pose together for a selfie next to a Christmas tree.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7057454.1702603911!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/gavin-and-donna.jpg)
As a son, his mother’s dementia was devastating. As a comedian though, Gavin Crawford learned to appreciate the lighter moments in her disease — like when she thought his husband invented the Christmas tree.