Posted 12-18-19 Red is my favorite color. I love the St. Louis Cardinals. I love cardinals on the hedge next to my kitchen window. I “loved” the Little Red Head Girl” on Peanuts (as did Charlie Brown) as my second crush (after Darla on The Little Rascals) when I was a grade school chap. I…
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10 Things You Can Learn About Dementia from a Christmas Parade
Posted 12-17-19 I love parades like Oprah loves bread! At the end of last week, our family was blessed to watch the Bolivar Christmas parade and, despite the bitter cold, we enjoyed it very much! Well, I suppose my article title gave me up, but it got me thinking about dementia. (Surprise) The Show Must…
Thank you! :)
Posted 12-16-19 Just dropping you a line today to say thank you to the 30+ who have already sent a card to me to give mom. She had cards from a few different states which she seemed to kind of understand. 🙂 She loved them and will love the rest as they come in too…
Ten Things You Can Learn About Dementia By Swimming Under the Ice
Posted 12-13-19 I hope and trust that you all survived the ravages of the full moon yesterday! 🙂 It was another super busy day in my little world, with projects up to my armpits and my expectations up to my nose, but it was nice nevertheless. Mom had a good day, as is the new,…
Eternal Optimism
Posted 12-12-19 Happy Thursday, all! Christmas and the rest of the holiday seasons are upon us neck deep now…and I am lovin’ every second of it!! I wish I wasn’t so busy so I could truly exhale and soak it in, but that will have to wait a couple more weeks. My only thought on…
Pretty Moon Last Night, Huh?
Posted 12-11-19 Tonight at 12:12 am on 12-12-19, the full moon, a “cold” moon, will appear most full. With this visual shape of the moon, crimes will skyrocket, ERs will be jam-packed and Alzheimer’s patients will all be restless and experience sundowning, right? Experience says “Sure seems like it to me!”, but science is all…
Finding H.O.P.E. Where There Seems to Be None
Posted 12-10-19 Disclaimer: Some of my articles are funny and some are just sad. This one teeters toward the latter. Don’t give up on the site because of not wanting to mope around…we do much more than that around here. Read to the end, too, because there is hope. It was a nice day yesterday….
10 Things Even a Non-Musical Person Can Learn from a Symphony About Dementia
Posted 12-9-19 I hope and pray that you had a nice weekend! 🙂 Mine was especially good and festive in getting in the Christmas spirit. I got to see my daughter who lives across the state (always a blessing) and I got to attend not one but two symphony concerts! That is the perfect storm…
Showering Love on the Suffering
Posted 12-6-19 Update: Mom had another good day yesterday! Very thankful for another great day. There is a measure of these good days that, in my non-medical opinion, can be partially attributed to her perfect routine since moving to the general population at her nursing home. (My stepdad coming 3x a day for 14 months…
Quick Quip
Posted 12-5-19 Just a quickie today as I am booked to the neck with work. I thought it was cute and kind of a good reminder opportunity: Mrs. B., a super-sweet late-comer to the Sweet 17 was sitting at our table a couple weeks ago. She always, always, always has a smile on her face…almost…