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The Caregiver’s Catch 22

November 19, 2022 faces2faces 5d Comments

I had no idea it had been that long.   I remember getting the good news that my Father’s PSA,…

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Posted in: Alzheimer's Filed under: cancer, Dementia, Faith, Orgovyx, prostate cancer

A Midnight Visitation

May 26, 2022 faces2faces 4d Comments

I awoke in the middle of the night to find my Father sitting on my bed with his legs crossed,…

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Posted in: Alzheimer's, Caregiver Filed under: Dementia, family, love, nursing home, regret

Has My Father Forgotten Me?

January 25, 2022 faces2faces 8d Comments

“Do you know who I am?”   It’s perhaps one of the most common questions we ask people who have…

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Posted in: Alzheimer's Filed under: Dementia, forget, heartbroken

Losing Yourself

January 14, 2022 faces2faces 2d Comments

I’ve lost myself.   One minute your dreams are written on your heart and the next minute you realize that…

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Posted in: Alzheimer's Filed under: Dementia, self-care

The Invitation

September 24, 2021 faces2faces 2d Comments

She was such a tiny thing. A pint-sized combustible ball of energy with a personality so vibrant, it splattered all…

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Posted in: Alzheimer's Filed under: Caregiver, Dementia, Jesus, meltdown

A Step in the Right Direction

May 27, 2021 faces2faces Leave a comment

By nature, I tend to be a glass half full kind of gal. I like to read and write inspiring…

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

What Do You Do With Grief?

May 8, 2021 faces2faces Leave a comment

I’m sitting in a massage chair getting a pedicure with Mom and the thought occurs to me that this should…

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Posted in: Alzheimer's, Caregiver Filed under: Dementia, grief, Jesus, Lazarus, loss

Down the Rabbit Hole

April 13, 2021 faces2faces 4d Comments

There are days my Father seems to disappear more into himself, like a rabbit down a hole that I can’t…

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Posted in: Alzheimer's Filed under: Daddy's girl, Dementia, Fountainview Center for Alzheimer's, grief, nursing home

Porta Potties & Native American Beads

November 24, 2020 faces2faces 7d Comments

“Why doesn’t Jesus have freckles on His feet?”   A brown haired 5-year-old was staring up at me wide-eyed with…

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Posted in: Alzheimer's Filed under: COVID, Dementia, nursing home, Roosevelt Island

The Blazing Furnace

November 3, 2020 faces2faces 4d Comments

I am standing in a blazing furnace and I’m not quite sure how I got here. It didn’t happen overnight,…

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Posted in: Alzheimer's Filed under: Dementia, dross, God, purify

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