Dad asked for a Zoom call on Thanksgiving this year. I was surprised as this was an unusual request for two reasons. One, getting Dad up and running on Zoom was...
As the afternoon progressed, I noticed that Mom had availed herself heavily at the bar. While this behavior from Mom happened, it rarely started during daylight hours and was usually in good cheer. Whomever was in from snow play was regaled by Mom with stories of woe......
I’ll never forget the moment I found out my mother’s diagnosis. ‘Your mother has the classic symptoms of Alzheimer’s,’ the geriatric psychiatrist said. I wish I had encouraged Mum to tell me more about her life and recorded her stories. Robin Storey is a ghostwriter specializing in life stories and memoirs....
"Everything is fine Gram, just wanted to come and see you." I smiled too wide. I could feel the eleven wrinkles between my brows furrow deeper. I was not a good liar....
November is National Caregivers Month, and my question is, just one
month? Caregivers are truly saints, and I know firsthand. Philips
contacted me to sha...
The title isn’t cheerful, and the text won’t be either. My grandmother suffered from dementia and my mother was by her side the entire time. I was there for my ...
Mother’s Day can be a tough day without your mother. I am seventy years old and this will be the first Mother’s Day without my mom. I am grateful to have ha...
Years later, as his memory disintegrated, the activities director at my father’s assisted living residence planted a single rose bush for his enjoyment....
The questions on the new and improved DNR have highlighted our ignorance with regard to life-sustaining options for Mom. Apparently, there are degrees, or levels......
