We went to an amazing wedding last week. I was a little nervous because at the last wedding I went to I spontaneously burst into tears during the father / daughter dance. I hadn’t expected it at all and ran fleeing like Cinderella at midnight to compose myself...
One day, it is over. No more care choices to make, no more changes to adjust to, no more grieving the living while doing your best to stay connected at the same time. No more wondering how long the journey will last, how and when it will end. One day, your loved one...
Late Tuesday night, August 2, 2016, my dad’s Alzheimer’s Journey came to an end. What do you say about losing a parent so slowly, and then at the actual passing? So many things about his physical departure from our life was perfect: His whole family was...
Once someone goes into a Memory Care Home when they have dementia or Alzheimer’s they rarely return home. This video is another in our “I Remember When…” series. It tells the story of why my mom made the decision to bring my dad, George Reed,...
As my dad has entered the final stages of dementia my family has had more “I remember when…” conversations. As his memory and abilities fade, we are looking back on this Alzheimer’s journey and remembering both the struggles and the silver...