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Hope Floats

February 18, 2021 faces2faces 12d Comments

I sat in the exam room with pen and notebook in hand, ready to take down notes while Mom sat…

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Posted in: Dementia Filed under: brain, diagnosis, Hope, neurologist

The World Just Fell

February 9, 2021 faces2faces 24d Comments

The world just fell and I’m looking at all the pieces, trying to fit them back together again so they…

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Posted in: Caregiver, Dementia Filed under: diagnosis, God, rest, Rivendell, sanctuary

Expect the Unexpected

December 29, 2020 faces2faces 6d Comments

When the Kansas City Chiefs squared off against their opponent in the third quarter of Super Bowl LIV, things weren’t…

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Posted in: Alzheimer's, Dementia Filed under: COVID, Faith, fear, nursing home, pandemic, trust

A Very Messy Christmas

December 22, 2020 faces2faces 6d Comments

You’ve heard the story countless times. A simple carpenter and his young, pregnant wife travel some 90 miles to Bethlehem…

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Posted in: Alzheimer's, Dementia Filed under: Christmas, Jesus, mess

One Day, Two Ways

June 2, 2020 faces2faces 4d Comments

I open the front door and see it sitting on the front porch, beside the geraniums and underneath the hanging…

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Posted in: Alzheimer's, Dementia Filed under: loss, mobility, wheelchair

Isn’t There a Better Way?

February 25, 2020 faces2faces 6d Comments

A simple doorknob. We touch scores of them every day without even thinking. They open the world for us. We…

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Posted in: Alzheimer's, Dementia Filed under: nursing home, respite

What Does Someone with Dementia Get His Wife for Christmas?

December 24, 2019 faces2faces 12d Comments

What do you get your spouse for Christmas when you’ve spent 54 years together as man and wife? This is…

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Posted in: Alzheimer's, Dementia Filed under: cards, Christmas

The Best Part of Life

April 3, 2018 faces2faces Leave a comment

Every year brings another birthday and another chance to reminisce and make new memories. As a mother looks at pictures…

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Posted in: Alzheimer's, Dementia, Life Filed under: aging parents, Birthday, Caregiver, Faith, family, God, grandchildren

When To Surrender

October 31, 2017 faces2faces Leave a comment

All to Jesus I surrender All to Him I freely give I will ever love and trust Him In His…

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Posted in: Alzheimer's, Caregiver, Dementia, Life Filed under: burdens, give up, I surrender all, peace, shoulders, stress, surrender

Let’s Be Honest

August 29, 2017 faces2faces Leave a comment

There are some who believe that caregiving is nothing more than babysitting the elderly. You clean up messes from a…

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Posted in: Alzheimer's, Caregiver, Dementia, Life Filed under: babysitter, caring for parents, milestones

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