Posted 4-22-20 Since we have been on the topic of numbers for a few days and since the pandemic is wearing me out time-wise…and since over 6,000 folks have joined in the last several months, I propose to you the following reruns, both number-oriented: and Update: Mom is still the same. I have another Facetime…
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Shawshank Re:Dementia Day 33: Happy Tax Day
Posted on what used to be called Tax Day Happy Tax Hump Day, All! Tired of social distancing yet? Yup…me too. While I have worked from home off and on amongst the million things I have done professionally , I am better suited to work with people. Oh, and it is kind of nice that…
Shawshank Re:Dementia Day 29: Dementia from Toes to Head (Overview)
Posted 4-10-20 Sigh… We have finished another ultramarathon week! I pray that you have peace this Good Friday whether you are caring for your loved one at home, are separated from them in a care facility, or are a valued advocate without a horse in the race right now. May God richly bless you all…
Shawshank Re:Dementia Day 28: Dementia from Toes to Head (The head)
Posted 4-9-20 Wow…4 weeks ago today was the last time I got to visit mom in person. But, for the safety of all of these folks, now we sit outside of the prison walls and digitally yodel, hoping we can be heard and understood… I am thankful for the Facetime although it certainly isn’t the…
Shawshank Re:Dementia Day 21: Reality Check
Posted 4-2-20 Hi all. Sorry to come down from yesterday’s fun story to reality, but I must. (Note: I am also short of time today, so this is just a quick, but important, point.) Yesterday I was treated to a 2-hour webinar from our state’s chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association. It was very informative! The…
Shawshank Re:Dementia Day 19: Ten Things You Can Learn about Dementia From Golf
Posted 3-31-20 Day 19 of mom being on lock down from the public due to the global pandemic. The clock is a tick’n, unfortunately, and we need this stinkin’ virus to go away so we can get back to hanging out with mom. The double whammy of the two scenarios make for stress, anguish, frustration,…
Shawshank Re:Dementia Day 18 via a Guest Writer
Posted 3-30-20 The rumors of the end of my Shawshank Re:Dementia series being dead are greatly exaggerated. 😉 In fact, I have decided that I will continue to subtitle each article with this until the day we get to get mom out of solitary confinement (Out of “the hole”). After today’s article, penned by my…
Shawshank Re:Dementia (Day 14)
Posted 3/26/20 Happy Thursday to all! What a week it has been! Cabin fever yet? Yup…me too. BUT, as I type, the early bird is already outside serenading the empty streets as if he is the lone flute in a parade. The squirrels are unpacking and gallivanting around, making all sorts of sounds in the…
Shawshank Re:Dementia (Day 13)
Posted 3/25/20 (9 months until Christmas) (WARNING…THIS TOPIC and CLIP WILL BE DISTURBING TO MANY, MANY. OK…MOST. OK…ALL…but it needs to be discussed.) (Parental Discretion advised) Happy Hump Day, all! It is going to be a glorious 70+ day with lots of sun here in the Ozarks and 80+ tomorrow. (Sniff, sniff…where are you storms…I…
Shawshank Re:Dementia (Day 12)
Posted 3/24/20 Howdy all! Welcome back to the table this stormy (in the Ozarks) day. Lots to say, not lots of time due to my job…sooooo….off we go! 😉 First a little quote by Red from Shawshank Redemption ReDementia: “There’s Not A Day Goes By I Don’t Feel Regret. Not because I’m in here, because…