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Bring Out Your Dead: But, I'm Not Dead Yet
She's back. Like some commitment-phobic geriatric groupie, she waits at Death's backstage door, but runs away the minute the Reaper opens the door. Mom…
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WTF is a Long Goodbye?
It's why I'm here. And why you're here, too. The time between a dementia diagnosis & death when she's fading away & you're trying to hang on.
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Do I Keep Feeding the Empty Shell of my Mother?
The Living Will says no artificial feeding or hydration. Have I become her personal feeding tube?
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How Hard is it to Feed and Shower One Old Lady?
Caregiver Bingo, the search continues. One quit mid-shift. One lied about her experience. One needs to bring her kid. One can't get Mom to stand…
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August 2024

It Takes A Village
We can't do this alone. Additional reading, resources, services, podcasts & media.
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This is Not a Link Roundup
Except, it kind of is. Links on death, dying and dementia, a lovely little vid on enjoying death and a band of neuroscientists that'll make you think of…
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What if You Knew You'd Develop Dementia?
How late is too late to change the course of your brain?
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What Safe Feels Like
An infant discovers the world around them first through their skin, comforted by being held & the warmth of skin on skin. A child clutches a worn…
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Caregiver Bingo: Finding the Right Home Aide
The good, the bad, the no-shows & the funny looking. Finding the right one is a game of chance, one part luck, one part perseverance.
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2012: Bathing Big Edie
My vibrant Big Edie was literally shrinking into My Little Mommy. She was taking up less space in the world as she shrank due to bone loss. And the…
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July 2024

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