Posted June 6th On June 6th, 1944 Allied troops launched the biggest amphibious (land, air, sea) invasion in the world’s history when they sent over 160,000 brave soldiers onto the beach at Normandy, France to fight back the Nazis. (Note: the town of Springfield, Missouri, in which I work, had just over 160,000 residents at…
Author: Mark Applegate
Christian, husband, and dad...and a workplace chiropractic geek and cornbread chef on the side. I am also happily the Director of Systems Alignment for the SeniorAge Area Agency on Aging.
Not Guilty
Posted 6-5-19 Sorry for a topic rerun here, but, perhaps selfishly, part of why I write is for me. I am writing this to me…and you are welcome to jump on the bandwagon. 😉 Guilt is like the stealth 20-pound mosquito of the caregiver’s world. Life circumstances have prevented me from swinging by to see…
Stigma and the Brain
Posted 6-4-19 “The single most important barrier to overcome in the community is the stigma and associated discrimination towards persons suffering from mental and behavioral disorders.” – The World Health Organization Stigma is a mark of disgrace that sets a person apart from others. When a person is labelled by their illness they are no…
Mom, the Valuable
Posted 6-3-19 What’s with the ugly painting? Stay tuned… Have you ever wondered makes something valuable? I will spare you economics lesson wrought with talk of supply & demand, scarcity of resources, the time value of money, and the like. As the recipient of an MBA and a wonk for such, I can tell you…
Mom, the Piano Player
Posted late 6-1-19 Here are a few attempts of playing a couple days ago. I am not going to embed them, but they are private YouTube so others won’t happen upon them. Video 1 Video 2 Video 3 Video 4 Video 5 It is hard in one respect to hear mom struggle playing, saying “I…
Mom, the Rearranger
Posted 6-1-19 I am going to have to switch to weekday-only posts for a while. My home internet is smelling a lot like the 1980’s Internet. Prodigy internet seemed so fast at the time… 🙁 If something comes up in the meantime, I will still post on the weekends, possibly from a different locale. I…
The Empress’ New Wheelchair
Posted 5-29-19 Overconfidence can be displayed most clearly in one of two formats: An arrogant, Emporer’s New Clothes kind of way where nobody would dare correct you; a mistaken (or forgotten) sense of one’s own abilities. Mom’s unit has none of category one, but one such lady in the second category, presumably. Ms. F is…
Mom, The Comedienne
Posted 5-28-19 I have mentioned several times throughout my blog the amazing, well-timed sense of humor my mom possesses, even in the throes of this stinkin’ disease. Whether it be a stress-breaking raspberry or a belly laugh, mom’s still got it! It is so heartbreaking and life-giving all at once in our visits to see…
Mom, the Advocate for the Underdog
Posted 5-24-19 There’s no need to fear! Underdog is here!When criminals in this world appearAnd break the laws that they should fearAnd frighten all who see or hearThe cry goes up both far and nearFor Underdog! (Underdog!) Underdog! (Underdog! Speed of lightning, roar of thunderFighting all who rob or plunderUnderdog. Underdog! When in this world…
MomGuyver: My Mom the Innovator
Posted 5-23-19 Mom was and probably somehow still is an innovator. Maybe not a Tesla or Edison-grade inventor, but she knew how to stretch a buck long before life hacks filled the airwaves. I Googled “MomGyver” and the term has its own hashtag and a large following of similar ladies. MacGuyver was to tin foil…