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Broken

January 12, 2021 faces2faces 17d Comments

I am a wad of mixed emotions right now.   For the very first time in my life, I’m okay…

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Posted in: Alzheimer's Filed under: Caregiver, Christian, Faith, God, nursing home

The Scary Side of Alzheimer’s

July 21, 2020 faces2faces 6d Comments

My Father is a good man. The kind that would give the shirt off his back to a total stranger.…

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Posted in: Alzheimer's Filed under: Anger, Caregiver, Dementia, nursing home, prayer

Lemonade

July 7, 2020 faces2faces 12d Comments

There are times in our lives when we hold onto something tightly. A dream. A relationship. A career. A promise.…

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Posted in: Alzheimer's Filed under: Caregiver, Dementia, dreams

The Angry Scribbles

May 5, 2020 faces2faces 12d Comments

Years ago, my sister Amy blessed me with a vacation with her and her daughter Lara to Disney World. After…

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Posted in: Alzheimer's Filed under: Caregiver

The Nursing Home Tour

February 18, 2020 faces2faces 7d Comments

Years ago, I had extensive surgery and spent several nights recovering in a hospital in Atlanta. The anesthesia was working…

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Posted in: Alzheimer's Filed under: Caregiver, Memory loss, nursing home, respite

Tea Parties and Tumblers

January 7, 2020 faces2faces 6d Comments

As children, we learn where to place our dinner napkin, how to hold a fork and knife, how to ask…

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Posted in: Alzheimer's Filed under: Caregiver, table manners

Priceless

October 29, 2019 faces2faces 3d Comments

As a child, I was always afraid of my grandfather. Henry was a burly man with a crew cut, his…

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Posted in: Alzheimer's Filed under: Caregiver, Dementia, words

Need. Help. Now.

August 27, 2019 faces2faces Leave a comment

Imagine you’re submerged in a tank of water with your hands handcuffed behind your back and your feet shackled. You…

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Posted in: Alzheimer's Filed under: Caregiver, Dementia, stress

Hide-n-Seek

July 3, 2018 faces2faces Leave a comment

My niece Lara has always loved to play hide-n-seek. As a toddler, she would cover her big brown eyes with…

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Posted in: Alzheimer's, Life Filed under: aging parents, anxiety, Caregiver, Christian, Faith, Father, fear, God, grace, gratitude, grief, grieve, hide and seek

The Angel and the Pedicure

June 19, 2018 faces2faces Leave a comment

It was a warm December day when I took my Father to have a pedicure at our local nail salon.…

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Posted in: Alzheimer's, Life, Stories Filed under: aging parents, angel, burdens, Caregiver, Christianity, Faith, family, God, Mary Poppins, Nanny McPhee, pedicure, prayer

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