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Tag Archives: dementia

June 9, 2022

Long Days

Beth Ann Chiles/ Dementia, Thoughts, Writing/ 9 Comments/ 207

I have had some long days recently and I realize that it is on those days that I really miss my mom. It seems like a daughter always needs her mom and on the recent long days when I was tired and needed to vent Continue reading →

November 10, 2021

Ninety Two

Beth Ann Chiles/ Dementia, Family, Life stories, Thoughts, Writing/ 11 Comments/ 123

When peace like a river, attendeth my way When sorrows like sea billows roll; Whatever my lot, Thou has taught me to know It is well, it is well, with my soul. Horatio Spafford “It is Well with My Soul” Today, of all days, I Continue reading →

December 28, 2020

The End of the Journey

Beth Ann Chiles/ Dementia, Family/ 44 Comments/ 98

My sweet mother ended her life journey here on earth on Christmas Day at 3:27 pm. When I got the news I reacted with quite a variety of emotions. Tears, of course, because I will miss her every single day. Relief that her body is Continue reading →

December 10, 2020

The Difficult Journey Continues

Beth Ann Chiles/ Dementia, Family/ 40 Comments/ 88

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 →

November 10, 2020

The Dementia Journey Continues – 91st Birthday

Beth Ann Chiles/ Dementia, Family, Life stories/ 20 Comments/ 89

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 →

September 25, 2020

Worth My Weight in Gold

Beth Ann Chiles/ Dementia, Family, Writing/ 8 Comments/ 77

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

Beth Ann Chiles/ Dementia/ 8 Comments/ 90

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

Beth Ann Chiles/ Dementia, Thoughts, Writing/ 17 Comments/ 199

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 →

May 8, 2020

Mother’s Day : Covid – 19 Style

Beth Ann Chiles/ Family, Holiday, Writing/ 15 Comments/ 68

Just as my 60th birthday was celebrated during a pandemic so will Mother’s Day 2020. I am trying to not take it personally . In the big scheme of things it isn’t that big of a deal for me but I hate that I still Continue reading →

March 18, 2020

Journey Through Dementia – The Coronavirus Lock Down

Beth Ann Chiles/ Dementia/ 27 Comments/ 88

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 →

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The Art of Social Media: Power Tips for Power Users
5 of 5 stars
The Art of Social Media: Power Tips for Power Users
by Guy Kawasaki
As always Guy Kawasaki has a great book with great information about all things social media. I highlighted tons of places in this book and it is definitely one that I will come back to time and time again to help me in all of the socia...
Old Girls in Low Cotton
3 of 5 stars
Old Girls in Low Cotton
by Helen Childress
This short book was one that looked like it would be a fun read. I honestly did not enjoy it all that much---it was a lot of characters bickering and while some of the writing was witty and funny it was not that kind of book that made m...
The Good Girl
5 of 5 stars
The Good Girl
by Mary Kubica
I loved this book! It had my interest from the very first page and was my "airplane" book on a recent trip. Author Mary Kubica created believable and interesting characters that the reader learned to identify with and care about. Mi...
All the Light We Cannot See
4 of 5 stars
All the Light We Cannot See
by Anthony Doerr
This is quite a book! I had it recommended to me by several people and while I thought it might be a little dark and depressing it made me have a better understanding of what life in this time period was like. The strength of the huma...
An Abundance of Katherines
5 of 5 stars
An Abundance of Katherines
by John Green
Another great book by John Green. I have become a huge fan of John Green since my reading of A Fault in our Stars and this book was another that did not disappoint me at all. It was a story of a child prodigy, a lot of anagrams, and a b...

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