The Saints are one of my favorite NFL teams. However, this post will not be about them. Sorry to disappoint. At church this past Easter...

Around the age of twenty-six a close friend, Bruce got cancer. I have "known" death from an early age and even more by twenty-six. My...

I felt like I was going insane while I was caring for my mom. Her sickness came on differently than Bob's and acted differently. Mom was...

About Monday's post on "something scary," I wanted to add that I've mitigated chances of Bob falling by making sure, when we brush his...

...a reason for caregivers to stay fit... Wednesday I promised my post about fungus but started that post by writing, "The topic on...

The topic on fungus almost got sidetracked again because of something scary that happened with Bob last night. But since I promised you...

As a caregiver, it's easy to feel overworked, exhausted, and depressed. I struggle with these things daily. Some days it feels like I...

My mom was an artist. She worked in various jobs to pay the bills but she painted thousands of pieces. I put together a small booklet of...

I have only hallucinated once. In my twenties. They wrote a song about that time of a person's life called, "Those Were the Days." And,...

I struggle on what a normal life is. So, like, before was normal--I was single then got married to Bob. We worked, had daily home...

During Mom's stay with us and after we medicated her for psychotic behavior due to Alzheimer's, she mostly stayed in bed. The medication...

Feeding and drinking became dangerous. A sign that Bob's body was failing him in a slow but consistent glide downward. Let me back up. I...

A friend of mine and I chatted for a while Saturday. She asked about Bob. I laughed and said, "He's silly." My friend said, "Another...

Lots can be said about caregivers who are caring for loved ones. Most are positive in nature--nurturing, patient, longsuffering, kind,...

I started writing again about dementia because a few people had mentioned they liked my previous posts when Mom had Alzheimer's. I...

I got some crud this past weekend. I think it is a mild case of the flu because I get annual vaccinations. But, boy-oh-boy... Anyway, I...

Early this morning, while catheterizing Bob, I thought how blessed he and I are to have the things we need to live a somewhat normal...

I think the more fun the food, the more Bob enjoys his meals. Plus, having Gully on his lap while he eats makes the process more fun as...

Thank God Mom put me through dance and acting classes when I was a kid. It was on my own that I took a few voice lessons. Thank God,...

By the time Mom was living with us, when she moved into the studio apartment we had fashioned for her, Alzheimer's had fully taken...