safety pins & call bells
June 23, 2018: I discover one of my mother’s nightgowns buried in a plastic bag…
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sometimes they just don’t get it in australia either
The state of dementia care (i.e. largely lacking and often substandard) is the same everywhere.…
hail mary i need to pee
In March 2017, I wrote an open letter to Québec’s Minister of Health regarding the…
sue clarke says: they locked up my mom
I posted “hidden restraints: hidden abuse” on Facebook with this lead in: “Physical restraints aren’t…
i’m glad christmas is over
Christmas isn’t all it’s cracked up to be for many people who, for whatever reason,…
santa claus lives with dementia
Unbeknownst to most of the world, Santa was diagnosed some time ago with Alzheimer’s disease.…
dementia caregivers: a poem
I didn’t want to leave my comfortable life in Dubai to come back to Canada…
20 things & beings i love & am grateful for today
My fb friend mary missy taylor issued an invitation. Here’s what she said: “We live…
when you’re put behind bars
In a strange moment of foreshadowing, I took this picture of Mom and I staring…
all fixed up: a lighthearted ode to our broken bits
The problem with overvaluing perfection is it sometimes leads us to want to fix things…