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The Bitter & Sweet of Christmas
Christmas Day with my husband and children was so wonderful. However this post from a friend touched my heart and reminded me about the sweet and bitter of Christmas. “Advent, like grief, is such a keen time, loaded with expectations and longings for impossible things. Advent is audacious with hope; it is pregnant with miracle. […]
How To Do Thanksgiving Without Stress, Part 2
It’s Turkey day and you, my friend, are bound for duty. You have a responsibility, an honor to get this bird on a table. This is your time. Be bold, be brave, be swift. Its go time. X hour: Good morning, sunshine! Pull the turkey and stuffing out of the fridge/cooler and place on counter. […]
Top 10 Tips I Have Learned Communicating With a Dementia Patient
My mom was diagnosed with dementia. After falling and hitting her head a few times the dementia escalated. Caring for her in the mild stage was doable. As she progressed and needed 24/7 care I was forced to put her in a skilled nursing facility. Immediately after the move she forgot my name. After she […]
Empty Nest – 5 Tips
This fall I found myself in a new phase of life. I don’t think I was ready for it but it still came like a tornado that could not be stopped. Our youngest moved off to college at Auburn. One would think that after going through this experience with the first born a […]
Alone in the Emergency Room
Until Sunday night it had been 20 years since I needed the ER for myself. Of course I have visited the dreaded place with my children and husband, but I have been fortunate. Could this be due to regular checkups or maybe a working mother not having time for such? Saturday night I felt […]
Are You Living Out Your Passion?
Passion: Strong or powerful emotion. Boundless enthusiasm. Zeal. Devotion to a cause. Intense feeling. Desire for something. An irresistible motive for a belief or action. Strong love. I believe God gives every person gifts, talents and to the Christian he gives a spiritual gift(s). Whatever your design it will tie in with your passion. Living […]
My Most Difficult Decision vs. My Greatest Regret
Life is full of difficult decisions that impact our lives. Usually our choice is not between good and bad but good and best. Or average and great. My most difficult decision was putting my mom in a nursing home. Today they are called skilled nursing facilities. I so wanted her to live out her final […]
The Gift
At this time I have learned more about good days and bad days with dementia. On my last post I shared how my mom did not know my name on Sunday. Even after a 3 hour visit she could not say my name and only spoke one word at a time. Yesterday (just 2 days […]
My Mom Forgot
Writing is the greatest stress release for me. For this reason you may have noticed several posts on my mom having Alzheimer’s or Dementia. Her correct diagnosis is Dementia. The bottom line is that the result is the same—you forget. Mom was just diagnosed a year ago with mild dementia. Unfortunately in the past 12 […]
The Beauty of Alzheimer’s
This title is almost horrible and may seem insensitive but hear me out. I almost wrote about the pain but today I want to write about the beauty. Mom moved to live with my family and I about a year ago at the suggestion of her doctor in Birmingham. He believed living with family would […]
