7 reasons i post “ugly” pictures of my amazing mom on social media
My mother was strong, courageous and determined. She was a fighter. She was an inspiration.…
Browsing: living
in the arms of the angels: august 7, 2016
I didn’t see Mom on August 7 (a Sunday), because I played in an interclub…
dead to the world: august 5 & 6, 2016
“She’s dead to the world,” Mom would say of any small child she found sound…
sometimes nothing works: august 4, 2016
“Your mom’s in the sunroom,” a caregiver told me when I arrived on the second-floor.…
ow ow ow & mom’s dying of thirst: august 3, 2016
“Hello Punkie,” Mom greeted me using my nickname before I had chance to say hello.…
can you eat a cookie with your left hand? august 1, 2016
For some reason I don’t remember now, I was unable to visit Mom on the…
detective work: july 30, 2016
When I still hadn’t heard anything about Mom’s condition by mid-afternoon on Saturday, almost forty-eight…
no news is good news: july 29, 2016
On Friday, July 29, I woke up thinking something hadn’t been right about Mom’s demeanor…
a turn for the worse: july 28, 2016
Mom was lying in bed under the covers when I got there on July 28,…
singer songwriter jay allen holds on to his mom
Nashville country music artist and songwriter Jay Allen’s mother has early onset Alzheimer disease. He…