Caregiving

Revealing 25 Surprising & Fun Ways To Grieve After Mom Dies

A post-menopausal orphan's bucket list of sorts.

Jul 1 •

I'm Not Mother Theresa

I'm a sober daughter, a work in progress trying to do the next right thing.

May 27 •

Presenting a (not particularly) Scientific Argument on the Concept of Wandering Dementia™.

Not to be confused with dementia wandering, an annoyance of a different color entirely.

May 6 •

Five Little Piggies, Mom, God, Death & the Big Bang

She kept asking for a gun, so I got her one. Got one for myself too, while I was at it.

Apr 15 •

"I'll be Right Back" Means I Love You

Her smile breaks me, then it heals me.

Apr 8 •

"You're so Lucky. You love your mother...."

She may live forever. What if I didn't?

Apr 1 •

Riding the Dementia Roller Coaster

Dementia caregiving is a never-ending wild ride on an old wooden roller coaster through a funhouse of mirrors in a broken down amusement park. One…

Mar 25 •

The Upside of Breaking Things

I had no idea Ma's hearing aide wasn't working until she broke it in half. A new one connected her with the world again, rolled back her dementia, got…

Mar 18 •

I'll Sleep When I'm Awake

I'm still getting up for a job I don't have. Not the Walking Dead, I'm the Standing Subway Sleeper.

Mar 11 •

Recognizing Trauma Responses: A Lesson in Compassion

An aides annoying behaviors had been mine in a dangerous situation.

Mar 4 •

A Mother's Advice: How to Remain a Virgin

95 & still using the same gimmick to get her way

Feb 25 •

Shove This In Your Pie Hole...

Food is love: delicious, overcooked, badly seasoned, or pureed. Still love. Then Mom she leaned in and whispered: "You know all they give you to eat…

Feb 18 •

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