after i put them in prison, mom’s bff became mine
In November 2012, I put Mom and her best friend Pia Roma in separate prisons.…
Browsing: friendship
what it looks like when an angel loves you
Our angel Gabrielle Vallée McKenna almost made it to her one hundredth birthday. She wasn’t…
the paws that refreshes
December 28, 2009: Exactly when Mom acquired her little grey cat with the big yellow…
more in touch with love than ever
“Caregivers of people living with Alzheimer’s try hard to live in the here and now.…
ghost people
When I heard the CBC interview with Martin Pistorius, I knew I had to…
they may forget, and we should reach out
Alzheimer’s dementia care partners everywhere despair as their loved ones’ friends and sometimes even their…
better late than never
“Hey Mom! There’s Stella,” Cricket said as she and Annie rounded the corner into…
it’s just not cricket
“May I ask you a question?” Stella said. Stella was unfailingly polite. “Of course,” Cricket…
our angel gaby is raising cain
Flashback August 20, 2015: “I love my Patti,” Gaby told me just about every day…
loving words at sunset
Flashback August 27, 2013: I love to treat Mom and her BFF Gaby to lunches and dinners…