Several Days in the Life of Mom's  Dementia

This day was before the family realized the extent

When the going gets rough most of the world as we know it either goes shopping or at the very least

My parents were not perfect by any means who is? They were human like everyone else, but I have to say

My Other Dad

I am in the car with my father-in-law, driving him to another cardio-pulmonary therapy session.

My parents, are only human i know that, but they are the sort of people who should never have had any

I have a favorite quote.
"Families often help and hurt at the same time."
I cannot tell you who said it,

Have you noticed the thousands of book written for parents about parenting? What a huge waste of money

The yellow walls were faded and cracks like spider veins ran from one wall to the next. It was a

The daunting task was mine. It was to differ from the ways of my parents and their parents before them.

I watched mother painfully inch her way up the stairs. Tears welled behind my eyes. A mere two years

I never held any resentment towards my father because I never really knew him. When I think of him,

Parent...a word that means so much more
than any words can define,
A label that is unique to each person
who

When I was about eight years old all I wanted for Christmas was a club house. Somewhere that I could

She had brown hair, frizzy and wild, a crown of grey around her face. Old tired eyes that always knew