Today is my mom’s 91st birthday. Due to Covid-19 I can not be with her and it stinks. There. I said it. I am not happy about not being able to be with her as you all well know. But it is where we are Continue reading →
November 10, 2020
September 25, 2020
Worth My Weight in Gold
One of the things that makes me feel closer to my mom during this time when I cannot go see her at Copeland Oaks is looking through some of the things that I took when we cleaned out her last apartment. What a privilege to Continue reading →
June 29, 2020
The Dementia Journey Continues
The absolutely most difficult thing during this Covid -19 pandemic as I have written before is not being able to see my mom. With the spread of the virus at care centers is it so important to adhere to their restrictions and I am happy Continue reading →
May 28, 2020
Loneliness and Covid-19
It’s been a week. Rain, rain and more rain has dominated our luscious landscape. While I love the greenness outside of my front and back doors is has been a bit discouraging to not be able to get outside as much as we would like. Continue reading →
March 18, 2020
Journey Through Dementia – The Coronavirus Lock Down
As many of you who are reading this know my sweet mother is in a Memory Care unit at Copeland Oaks in Sebring, Ohio. The distance between us is far and right now it seems even farther. The 550 miles that separate us seems like Continue reading →
February 17, 2020
Journey Through Dementia – Life With My Mom
Dementia is slowly claiming my mom. I have shared on my blog many times in the past couple of years the struggles that my mom has had as her dementia worsens. It helps me to write things out and to remember them this way and Continue reading →
December 19, 2019
Journey Through Dementia : Precious Memories
I was able to spend some time with my sweet mom recently and it was, as always, a bit bittersweet. While she does not say my name anymore my husband says she “lights up” when she sees me. I will take that. Any day. All Continue reading →
November 8, 2019
Getting Ready for the Big 90
So my mom is turning 90 on November 10th. I am winging my way to Ohio to be there for her special day and I must admit that I have had a few anxious moments thinking about seeing her. I have shared so many times Continue reading →
October 11, 2019
When Parents Become Persons
Sometimes there are quotes in books that really nudge me in a way. I have been on a reading streak lately again and one of my recent books on my nightstand was The Bookshop of Yesterdays by Amy Meyerson. I enjoyed the book and thought Continue reading →
September 9, 2019
“He Was a Good One, Wasn’t He?”
Last week I spent some time in Ohio and of course the main reason was to go see my mom. I just had to make a trip before Aaron and Erin’s wedding on September 21st and see her. Something just kept sticking in my mind Continue reading →