Guest post by Norm McNamara I am often asked, “What, in layman’s terms, is dementia?” I often answer it this way, especially at this time of year. If you can imagine a Christmas tr[...]
Look Back – Ads from Yesteryear While going through piles of paperwork lately, I’ve been reflecting on life. I call this: look back to learn forward. It is part of my o[...]
Former caregiver, Carmen Scherubel was inspired by “I want to go home” to write about her mom’s search for home in a different time. Click above link to review ar[...]
People with Alzheimer’s and other cognitive impairing diseases often say, “I want to go home.” ASK TCV My father who is in the middle stages of Alzheimer[...]
My mother died on April Fool’s Day in 1993. She was only 72. I was still in my early 30s — too young and shortchanged from a mother’s lifetime of wisdom. My arriv[...]
Up until 1960s, my Pen Pals and I would mail handwritten letters to each other. In sixth grade, I received a set of felt-tipped colored pens. These were magical in that I now could[...]
You don’t. We get ourselves in too much trouble when we pretend to do anything. Being honest helps us live more in line with the facts of our life — we forgot a person&[...]
Kate Nowak created a four-minute video blessing in 2006. It went viral. We need this more today [updated 2022] than ever. Feel enriched. View it here.[...]
Sometimes, it’s how we look upon the details of our lives that makes the BIGGEST difference. You may not believe this while carrying the world’s burdens upon your shoul[...]
How will YOU be remembered? Martin Avadian was born, August 22, 1910 in a major Armenian-occupied town called Van (in Turkey). He lived there with his parents until the start of th[...]
She cradled me and marveled at me. She sang to me, held my hand and comforted me. She cleaned up my spills and forgave me for everything. She made my Christmas stocking. She smocke[...]