heaven can count
December 2014: “You’ve got good things for the, for the, for the, the, the, the….” Mom…
Browsing: determination
10 more poems i didn’t want to write
I have a love/hate relationship with writing. The bit I love best is being finished.…
12 UTI symptoms experienced by the elderly and what they’re like in real life
Flashback April 7, 2014: Mom has a UTI, but I don’t know it. She never…
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…
i think mom may be dying
April 23, 2014: I think Mom may be dying. She lies in bed, her eyes…
the forgetful still want to be valued
In March 2017, I gave my first four live BANGS(TM) mini-workshops. BANGS(TM) is the model that…
open windows by rozanne baker
A beautiful poem by Rozanne Baker of Amanzimtoti, South Africa. Rozanne, who cares for her mother of…
you’re invited to a free, life-saving dementia care webinar
If you are a dementia care partner to a family member, or a care worker in a…
doing the right thing when everything seems wrong
“I’m going to stay here and care for her for a year because I know…