Caregiving with Grace: Recent Episodes
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I wrote this poem while mom was still here. Loving someone with dementia feels like this…like you are at times, just ships passing in the night. You are near, yet lonely, because you are not always fully connecting or fully aware of the other. For us, that connection ebbed and waned depending on how she […]
I remember when you would sit in your silken pink chaise overlooking the glittery lake with your book and those glasses that you always misplaced the bedazzled ones with the sparkles and bright colors smoking was a favorite pastime that eased your nerves, yet, it never ceased to get on mine I would lie stretched […]
The following is the Eulogy I wrote and read at mom’s funeral. I had mixed feelings about adding in details of her struggles with addiction, as did my family. In reality, addiction is a disease, so what would it matter what disease I choose to mention? We wanted to focus on her brightness and knew […]
Mom went home to Heaven, on March 25, 2017 at 7:40 pm. She had just turned 74 years old. She was surrounded by all of us who dearly loved her, and passed away very peacefully. Mom had a stroke a few days prior, and lost her ability to speak. A true gift was that she […]
The following song speaks of the beauty in suffering and the redemptive power in embracing and accepting our trials and painful life circumstances. It speaks of a marriage relationship, but for me, it speaks of my relationship with my mom. Many times throughout this journey I have spent my time trying to out maneuver and […]
I feel so infinitesimal gazing up at these infinite cosmos Stars are light years away, Their glimmer lagging far behind Trailing strands of almost forgotten brilliance Stars don’t shine, they scintillate Light retracting through moving pockets of warm and cool air Shifting through the turbulent atmosphere Much like our shaky & unpredictable lives, […]
I have suffered with bouts of serious depression since my early childhood, and so I am particularly aware of and interested in this issue. It is a pervasive problem in our society, and one that needs increased attention and education in order for positive change to occur. Depression runs in my family. Evidence has shown […]
Not just A single moment In time Or a long awaited Olive branch Extended But, a lifetime Of moments Expertly etched by Grace Glimmering facets Made more brilliant Depending on the angle Of the sun Shining within Painful memories Blended & Reconciled With the truth Of our Universal Human Brokenness A song here A sermon […]
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My mom’s home now for the last six years has been a little room that consists of a bed, chair, two dressers and a bedside table. The world of a person with dementia becomes smaller and smaller as the disease progresses. Memory falls away for the places and people…
I recently finished reading the book, “Still Alice” by Lisa Genova. It is also now a nominated film, which is currently playing in theaters. It is a moving story, and is told through Alice’s voice, which gives one a very interesting perspective on what it may feel like to be living with dementia. The following […]