It’s Happening! Dementia!

It’s Happening! Dementia!

It’s happening! Dementia! The parents who loved, nurtured, protected, and provided for me are slipping away. Where are they going? How do I help them? What do I say? Why do I feel as if they no longer love me? Maybe I SHOULD give them the car keys. Maybe I shouldn’t worry. Who comes first, my parents or my spouse and children? If only someone could help me! If you are experiencing any of these questions you are not alone. As our parents age and...

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A Day in the Life

A Day in the Life

We’ve never met, although you’ve seen me … as you walk down the street, busy thinking about your day or your life. I live just down the street in a home I love.  My family played and laughed here. We cried here. My husband died here. I now live alone here.  The neighborhood has changed and many of my friends are gone. The children are grown with busy and successful lives of their own. I am proud of my once full life and how I have lived...

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