Posted 9-30-19 As you may have noticed from my poem last week, the inexplicable mesh of sadness and complexity of dementia defies a solid way to explain. I have tried to explain it in cornbread chunks like explaining it with fishing similes and others. I have more like that coming down the meal production line…
Author: Mark Applegate
10 Great Moments in This Year’s Walk to End Alzheimer’s
Posted 9-27-19 Seldom if ever being one to shy away from beating a dead horse, this will be my last retrospective about Springfield, Missouri’s Walk to End Alzheimer’s. Behold, my ten favorite moments in the walk: The Entry. We got there at a time that I thought was early and there were hundreds already there….
Similes Replacing Smiles…for Now
Posted 9-26-19 Similes Replacing Smiles…for Now Similes Replacing Smiles…for Now Dementia is like a thief, Victims are robbed, that is true Like a ship that strikes the reef, And steals captain and the crew. You may not remember me, but I still remember you! Dementia is like a thorn, Florists know its painful stab While a rose stem leaves me torn, I know you…
10 Things About the 2019 Walk to End Alzheimer’s
Posted 9-26-19 Another Walk to End Alzheimer’s is in the books although I feel confident you can still make donations. We laughed, we cried, we panicked for fear of rain and we sighed in relief when it left. It was an amazing event as always! Thank you Amy Temple and Ethan Forhetz and the many,…
10 Highly-Valued Word Pictures from This Year’s Walk to End Alzheimer’s
Posted 9-25-19 (a.k.a. 3 months until Christmas) Is a picture worth a thousand words? Ten Thousand? More? I think so too. A picture might be the difference in a criminal being prosecuted or a husband losing an alimony case. Pictures prove (or disprove) the existence of the Loch Ness Monster, whether the president uses a…
Happy 300th
Posted 9-24-19 Today we celebrate our 300th post at the Digital Cornbread table! There is so much to say and such little time on this blog. Sigh… I mainly want to say thank you to each and every one of you! Without each of your encouragement, topic ideas, love, examples, support and the rest, I…
OK…We’ve Walked. Now What? –or– Fighting with Flowers
Posted 9-23-19 This year’s Walk to End Alzheimer’s Springfield-Style is in the books. I will be talking about this one here for a while!!! I haven’t heard a head count, but there were hundreds and hundreds and hundreds there. The lawn at Jordan Valley Park was a sea of Alzheimer’s Promise Garden flowers with far…
It’s About Time
Posted 9-20-19 “It’s about time!”. I can remember this familiar refrain coming from mom’s mouth a hundred times in my youth. It was usually under her breath, mind you, but it was loud enough for me to understand that I was dillydallying on a task yet again. “It’s about time that you mowed the yard!…
Mom Loves Ugly Ducklings (Thankfully)
Posted 9-19-19 Hans Christian Andersen’s story of The Ugly Duckling is one we can all relate to a little. If you are unfamiliar with the real version of this story, due to its age or lack of political correctness, is the story of a little “duckling” who was teased relentlessly by his siblings for being…
In a Nutshell
Posted 9-18-19 What a week! Prepping for the Walk to End Alzheimer’s, a crazy work schedule, honey-dos, training with a new, good friend to begin our own Alzheimer’s support group…and much more. Sigh. 😉 Today will be a bit of a rerun if you follow me in Facebook, but it is a good kind of…