alone: a heartbreaking poem by 89-year-old lilly who lives with dementia
September 8, 2019: “Do you want me to read you the really sad poem I…
Browsing: rhyming
euthanasia
June 26, 2019: I wrote this a month or two before I had to put…
eternal anguish
At some point in most dementia care partners’ experience they will find themselves on this…
a daughter’s rendering and remembering
November 16, 2018: I doubt I will ever get over the deep grief I feel each…
ascendants: awakening to where and whom we came from
Some days I miss my home and my mom more than others. I think about…
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…
when you’re put behind bars
November 16, 2017: In a strange moment of foreshadowing, I took this picture of Mom…
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…
the day i gave away mom’s clothes
October 8, 2017: Mom’s faux fur coat has been hanging in an upstairs closet for five…