it wasn’t what she said, it was how she said it: august 10 & 11, 2016
It was fairly easy for me to tell when Mom had been inappropriately and/or overly…
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my mom is a question mark: august 9, 2016
It was hard to imagine how Mom could have possibly been comfortable. She sat in…
my oh my what a wonderful day: august 8, 2016
“How are you feeling Mom?” I asked. “Feeling fine,” she said. “I’m so happy to…
in the arms of the angels: august 7, 2016
I didn’t see Mom on August 7 (a Sunday), because I played in an interclub…
dead to the world: august 5 & 6, 2016
“She’s dead to the world,” Mom would say of any small child she found sound…
singer songwriter jay allen holds on to his mom
Nashville country music artist and songwriter Jay Allen’s mother has early onset Alzheimer disease. He…
what do you say to people living with dementia when someone they love dies, or when they ask about someone who is dead?
Online care partner groups are supportive environments where family members who care for people they…
alex george fiddles “good-to-go” message from mom & universe
The universe’s messengers come in all shapes, sizes, colours, forms, genders, and ages. They may…
7 strategies to create harmony in dementialand
Dr. Elaine Eshbaugh writes a warm-hearted, funny and insightful blog Welcome to Dementialand, which I’ve quoted…
7-part palliative care plan works (for people AND cats)
About a month after Mom died in August 2016, her little kitty cat Pia Roma,…