a daughter’s rendering and remembering
November 16, 2018: I doubt I will ever get over the deep grief I feel each…
Browsing: anger
teepa snow shows how to help someone living with dementia to put on a jacket or sweater without resistance
“If only I had known,” is what I say to myself every time I see…
20 questions to ask yourself about dementia-related incontinence
One of the first things we learn to do as toddlers is to eliminate our…
hail mary i need to pee
In March 2017, I wrote an open letter to Québec’s Minister of Health regarding the…
dementia caregivers: a poem
I didn’t want to leave my comfortable life in Dubai to come back to Canada…
when you’re put behind bars
November 16, 2017: In a strange moment of foreshadowing, I took this picture of Mom…
the day i gave away mom’s clothes
October 8, 2017: Mom’s faux fur coat has been hanging in an upstairs closet for five…
tears to my eyes
This is a poem about the sad state of world affairs, and about missing my…
30 powerful things you could say to reduce anxiety and anger, and connect with people who live with alzheimer disease
When people who live with alzheimer disease and other dementias (PLWD) feel threatened or afraid,…
i want to live
My mother was a woman of great strength and determination. A fighter. This poem…