There are many triggers that you will discover while taking care of your loved elder. Perhaps the most obvious are the ones where current ways of dealing with the reality are in conflict with prior ways. This is true especially on holidays. The last year we got a lot stronger, even if it is still… Continue reading November 29, 2017: Getting settled after a few years
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June 30, 2017: Thoughts while dropping mom off for a few days respite
Mom has a lovely way of saying things that make a huge difference in my feeling useful, and dropping them in times and places that make everything easier. Don’t get me wrong, sometimes it’s possible to make it a lot harder on me, and she accidentally does this as well… but when she helps by… Continue reading June 30, 2017: Thoughts while dropping mom off for a few days respite
October 31, 2016: 2 years since Mom came home…
I have barely the ability to even recollect on the year 2016. My brother died, this home was almost killed off, my own state was beyond miserable and thoughts of the future were bleak. But the innocent eyes of both Mom and the cats looking back at me continued to keep me going, as did/does… Continue reading October 31, 2016: 2 years since Mom came home…