Since many friends have expressed concerns that they are suffering dementia when their cognitive ability slips, I found this headline from the June 2008 issue of O Magazine intriguing: "Head Trip: Why Your Memory May Be Slipping." It turns out that researchers have discovered that traumatic brain injuries from long-forgotten falls, sports injuries... Read more
During her lifetime, Mom rarely took off her Superwoman cape. Proudly independent, Mom reveled in her ability to take care of everyone and handle everything. Even in her later years, she was striving to help her family and doing everything to savor life. In 2000, while suffering from Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Mom was helping me... Read more
That old adage, "When it rains, it pours," perfectly described the critical events in recent years that caused me to reshuffle my life. In April 2005, I was laid off from a job that I had been totally committed to. Five months later, Mom was diagnosed with Alzheimer's and moved to an area nursing home; thus, I became the key caretaker. In October... Read more
Dear Mom,
Happy birthday! Today, which would have been your 84th birthday, is still a special day for Dad, Steve and me, even though you are now gone. I thought the best present I could give you is sharing what has happened since you left us September 29 (although I'm sure you know everything, I thought I'd give you my view).
We... Read more
