ascendants: awakening to where and whom we came from
Some days I miss my home and my mom more than others. I think about…
Browsing: daughters
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,…
harry and the daughter who never visited
I don’t know if the story/parable below is true or not, but I think it…
i wish you could see her
March 27, 2018: One thing I remember is how she knew I was there, even…
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…
how many more steps could you take if you couldn’t take any more?
This post is dedicated to the late Dr. Richard Taylor, advocate Kate Swaffer, and care warrior…
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…
it’s true what they say about rainbows
October 30, 2017: This morning I opened the curtains in my bedroom to find the…