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Guard Your Mailbox!

April 29, 2022 faces2faces 8d Comments

Two weeks ago, a miscreant of a man took a check out of an envelope in our mailbox. He altered…

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Posted in: Caregiver, Dementia Filed under: check fraud, social security, theft

How the Feds Messed with my Dad’s Meds

September 17, 2021 faces2faces 4d Comments

Two years ago, my Father hit my Mother. It was the first and only time he’d done that in their…

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Posted in: Alzheimer's, Caregiver, Dementia Filed under: big brother, fda, government, medication, nursing home

Off

August 11, 2021 faces2faces 5d Comments

I’ve been in hiding for weeks. Not from anything but hiding until. Until I find what I’ve lost.   I’ve…

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Posted in: Alzheimer's, Caregiver, Dementia

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

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