The other day my husband and I were making out our Last Will and Testament. Not a fun chore, to be sure, but ultimately necessary (though, of course, we're never going to die).
The one thing we don't agree on is our living will. My husband wants to have a DNR (do not resuscitate) clause to be used if he is simply prolonging his life --... Read more
Remember the good old days when statins were the safest drug to take? Oh, wait, that was last month.
I am currently on a statin. I began a few years ago when I read an article that alleged that statins could help prevent Alzheimer's. This was of no small concern to me since my Mom had died from Alzheimer's and women are more likely to die from... Read more
When my mother, as yet undiagnosed with Alzheimer's, asked me to get a pair of glasses from her purse, I stumbled upon a traffic ticket. I sighed, knowing my mother's propensity for speeding. I scanned the summons to find how fast she was going this time. Much to my surprise she had been pulled over for going ten miles-per-hour... Read more
My mom was larger than life. Not a shrinking violet, everything she did was with flair and drama. Busy in politics, civic and charitable activities, she still managed to live two lives - hers and mine. If I was sick, she knew precisely what I should be taking and what I was doing wrong. And what a worrier. I joke that this trait largely... Read more
When Pat Robertson answered a caller's question on his radio show stating that divorce is a reasonable option for Alzheimer's patients' spouses if they're going to do something in a new relationship, he opened up a hornets' nest of reactions. And many of those hornets had their proverbial stingers out.
Is it okay to check your vows at the door if... Read more
