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Newtown, CT
Official seal of Newtown, Connecticut (Photo credit: Wikipedia) There’s been a lot (too much) media regarding the horrific shooting in Newtown, CT that left so many children and adults dead. I’m not...
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Deep Breath, Start Counting
Last night, after putting Mom to bed to read herself to sleep, I noticed it had begun to snow. Because she likes snow so much, I went upstairs and tapped on her door. When I opened it, she was...
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Happy (?) New Year!
Fireworks #1 (Photo credit: Camera Slayer) Life is so freaking strange. Hubby and I had a lovely New Year’s Eve with our neighbors and two of their long-time friends. We didn’t stay long, two or three...
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Thanks Giving
The Black Stallion (film) (Photo credit: Wikipedia) It’s been a day of good things. I’m sitting here tonight, one eye on the television. We’re watching “The Black Stallion,” a film I’ve never seen, a...
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Bon Voyage
Farewell (Photo credit: KatinkaBille) Well, the truth is, this blog is going on hiatus. Not saying I won’t be back (if not here, than elsewhere, in a different blog); just saying that this has run its...
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She’s Back!
Alzheimer’s Disease (Photo credit: AJC1) Well, hey there, y’all. It’s been . . . what? A mere two months? I thought I was done with blogging, my decision stemming from lots of reasons, mostly a...
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Affirmation
Friendship (Photo credit: Wikipedia) I have this friend I’ve known almost forever. Seriously. The only people we’ve known longer than each other is our birth families. We’ve gone through a lot...
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Just One of Those Things
English: Helen Keller. Français : Helen Keller. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Mom was in the yard the other day, watching me chuck a tennis ball for my dog Holly to chase. Mom said, “It’s amazing how well...
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Full Turn
Cemetary (Photo credit: JohnSeb) A year ago tonight, my father died. All day, I’ve been trying to get my head around the notion that an entire year has passed. How can that be? How could twelve...
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Fall Guy
English: A stereotypical caricature of a villain (i.e. generic melodrama villain stock character, with handlebar moustache and black top-hat). (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Couple months ago, I joined an...
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A Different Sort of Family
Family portrait: Key West, Florida (Photo credit: State Library and Archives of Florida) One of the best things I’ve done for myself since becoming my mother’s caretaker is to join an Alzheimer’s...
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Tap Dancing
Me and the hubby dancing away the Alzheimer’s Blues. Not. Don’t know how true this is for the rest of you, but this little red hen is a creature of habit. I like my routines. I like knowing when I’m...
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The Up-Side
Romantic Heart from Love Seeds (Photo credit: epSos.de) I wish I could write a funny blog. There were a few moments back in the first incarnation of this blog when I managed to come up with a chuckle...
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And Then There Are The Good Days
Past week or so with Mom has been pretty damned fine. She’s staying hydrated (makes an enormous difference in her behavior) and seems on a generally even keel emotionally/behaviorally. She makes an...
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And Then There Are Even Better Days
Ellery teaches Mom to use an iphone. Since I moved my mom to my house (three hours away from where she used to live), she doesn’t get to see much of her extended family or few remaining friends...
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Addendum
Only because this was too cute not to share. Two-year-old Ellery and her 89-year-old great-grandmother converse over vanilla ice cream.
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Towel Toss
pataleta / temper tantrum (Photo credit: rafa2010) I want my life back. I’m tired of having to put aside the things I want (and need) to do in order to walk the dog, grocery shop, go to the post...
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Good News, Bad News, Rough Night
I’ll start with the good news. The rest will sort itself out. When my mom moved in last September (HAS IT ALREADY BEEN ALMOST A YEAR???!?), one of the tasks I set myself was to find someplace — any...
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Out of the Blue
This image was selected as a picture of the week on the Malay Wikipedia for the 51st week, 2010. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Which is probably what you’re all thinking as I put in an appearance after…how...
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Shoveling Shit Uphill with a Sieve
Shovel (Photo credit: Vienze Ziction) One of the most difficult things caretakers of Alzheimer’s patients have to deal with is their hatred of the job. I’m fairly open regarding my feelings, but even...
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