do you know the alzheimer’s alphabet?
Being a dementia care partner has its ups and downs, and often carers seem to…
Browsing: feelings
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 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…
don’t rest in peace or sleep deceased
With death comes grief and letting go, but the loss is in us. The person…
i didn’t know how soon you’d go
I was lucky to be at my mother side when she died on August 17,…
Mary Patricia (Patty) Macaulay: Obituary
Mary Patricia (Patty) Eustace (married name Macaulay) was born September 27, 1928; she died…
dying with my mom
My mother died on August 17, 2016. Like all deaths, hers was paradoxically unexpected. I didn’t want…
the turnstile
I was struck by the beauty and wisdom of these words by Gwyneth Walne who…
let me shine: a dementia rhyme to open minds
I believe we must change the way we see Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of…