hail mary i need to pee
In March 2017, I wrote an open letter to Québec’s Minister of Health regarding the…
Browsing: rhyming
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
In a strange moment of foreshadowing, I took this picture of Mom and I staring…
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…
tears to my eyes
This is a poem about the sad state of world affairs, and about missing my…
an alzheimer parent’s poem
I always feel sad when other care partners feel bad when their parent or parents…
i want to live
My mother was a woman of great strength and determination. A fighter. This poem…
what we see will be undone
On Friday, April 13, 2017, I found stories of abuse everywhere I turned. In…
don’t mourn me long
One of the biggest tragedies of Alzheimer is not the disease itself. It’s that people look…