March 23, 2023
My mom has had three trips to the Emergency Department already this year. She’s had twice as many falls. Every time the telephone rings, I tense up. It’s often a nurse, and it’s often bad news.
Read More →January 13, 2023
When caregiving consumed my days, I wrote about it frequently, and I wrote about my Dad’s dementia that required caregiving. Many people said that helped them. Things have eased up quite a bit for me now that I’m only responsible for one parent, but it’s still a difficult season. Small losses keep coming. Some […]
Read More →July 30, 2022
Special anniversaries after a death are important times. We mark the significance by remembering. This week I remembered. One year ago, we put my dad in his memory care home. Six months ago, he left that home for his eternal one.
Read More →June 27, 2022
It seems that every month we’re asked to don ribbons in colors of pink, red, green, blue, or yellow to bring awareness to a different and deadly disease. This past month, the color has been purple and the disease has been Alzheimer’s**. How can you possibly care about one more disease? It’s only natural to […]
Read More →June 1, 2022
The longest day of the year–the official start of summer–occurs on June 21 this year. To me, this day is no longer Summer Solstice. Forever more, it will be the day to fight Alzheimer’s. In fact, the whole month of June is Alzheimer’s & Brain Awareness Month and purple is the color to wear. “The […]
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