Hello 2021! Raise your hand if you are happy to see the calendar page turn to the new year. I see you all out there raising those hands high. With the new year we have new hopes, goals and aspirations. On It’s Just Life it Continue reading →
Life is just a little bit more difficult today. For my family it is because my mom is slipping both physically and mentally. The dementia that she has struggled with for years is raging and her cognitive abilities are really diminished. Her physical health has Continue reading →
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 →
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 →
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 →
I haven’t done an edition of What’s On My Wall for a really long time and today is the day to show a couple of pieces that are very dear to me. My mom has always been an amazing crafter and artist. From making cards Continue reading →
“I just want to go home.” It is a common phrase for many people but most often it is a phrase that is heard in nursing homes and care centers. This has been what I have heard all week during my visit with my mom. Continue reading →
I knew the day was coming. Just not when. August 30, 2018 My mom did not know who I was. It’s been a very long couple of weeks for my family but the purpose of this blog post is not to make my readers feel Continue reading →
Dear Mother, Is it weird I call you Mother? I used to call you Mommy when I was little but somewhere along the way I guess I figured that that was not cool for a teenager and so I started to call you Mother just Continue reading →
Assisted living. It is not always an easy thing to admit that our loved ones need more help than we can give them. Many times it is simply not feasible to take them into our own homes as much as we would like to. I Continue reading →
