Posted 1-16-20 Another week flying by! (Don’t they all???) Thank you every last one of you for visiting again today! Thank you to the casually-interested reader! Thank you to the in-the-trenches, 36/7/366 caregiver! Thank you to the one who is doing his or her best but can’t help as much as you would like! Thank…
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Go West Young-ish Man: Part 1
Posted Lucky January “13”th Hi all! I trust you had a splendid weekend, finalizing the clearing out of your Christmas goods and getting back into the grind of everyday life? As I alluded to without getting too specific (to protect my family while I was gone), I traveled all week, last week to Las Vegas,…
The Purple Letter
Posted 1-8-20 Hi all! This week will be full of short articles due to some work stuff that I need to accomplish. Next week you will get payback. 🙂 That is a promise and a threat. 😉 I was just thinking yesterday about stigma. I have mentioned it before, bot it is always present… Normally…
Digital Sundowners
Posted 1-6-2020 Hi all! I trust you had a nice weekend! I also hope you are off to a roaring start in 2020 in service and love for humanity and, in our context, service specifically for folks suffering around the dementia dumpster fire with us. If you have a loved one and are struggling to…
When Thanksgiving Turns into a Cliché
Posted 11-27-19 Let them thank the Lord for his steadfast love, for his wondrous works to the children of man! For he satisfies the longing soul, and the hungry soul he fills with good things. -Psalm 107:8-9 https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalm+107%3A8-9&version=ESV <RoboCall Voice> “May I have your attention please? The National Weather Service has issued a “Pot calling the kettle black…
F.A.C.E.T.
Posted 11-8-19 (Note: I like dates that are covert math problems… 11+8=19. I know…I am a tad odd…) In the multi-faceted mess of dementia, it is easy to completely miss anything good in the situation and just sit by and be sad. I get it, I really do. I tend that direction all of the…
Cut Yourself Some S.L.A.C.K.
Posted 11-7-19 I had a great visit with mom yesterday. She was in good spirits and was even a bit more verbal than normal. We visited a while, watched some Andy Griffith, laughed some, then I had to go. She squeezed my hand and tried to get me to stay a little harder than normal….
Courage…Don’t Dis It.
Posted 10-28-19 Howdy fellow Digital Cornbread nibblers! I trust you had a good week and, if not, I am sorry. I know many of you are caregivers, many of the 36/7/365-6 variety, and I thank you for taking the time to come by today after a long weekend. I had a busy one, as they…
How Much Does She Really Know, Anyway?
Posted 10-24-19 One of the biggest challenges/obstacles to keeping a stream of visitors to a nursing home, or a caregiver’s home for that matter, is the rationale “How much does he/she really know, anyway?”. Is it pointless to visit someone who doesn’t know your name? Why subject yourself to that? I have some comments in…
I Want to Hold Your Hand
–or– The Therapeutic Value of a Kind Touch Posted 10-3-19 “I Want To Hold Your Hand” Oh yeah, I’ll tell you somethingI think you’ll understandThen I’ll say that somethingI wanna hold your handI wanna hold your handI wanna hold your hand Oh please, say to meYou’ll let me be your manAnd please, say to meYou’ll…