going out dancing
Living well, eating well, and getting plenty of exercise are the best ways of staying…
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let me weep
No one escapes grief and suffering. But a good number of dementia care partners seem…
always mother and child
This piece is inspired by an anonymous poem someone shared on Facebook and to which…
the telling of pookie: a story of love, magic and possibility
I didn’t know that Mother’s Day 2016 would be the last one Mom and I…
down in the valley: one of our gazillion favourites
When I watch the videos and listen to the audio recordings I captured with Mom,…
an alzheimer parent’s poem
I always feel sad when other care partners feel bad when their parent or parents…
i think mom may be dying
On Wednesday, April 23, 2014, I think Mom may be dying. She lies in bed,…
i want to live
My mother was a woman of great strength and determination. A fighter. This poem…
an alzheimer easter egg hunt
I had intended to leave home over the Easter weekend 2012. It was to be…
don’t mourn me long
One of the biggest tragedies of Alzheimer is not the disease itself. It’s that people look…
