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Post Traumatic Stress Dementia
Watching my mom become agitated and anxious when she’s in my own home is stressful. We have our routine together and it doesn’t usually involve trekking over to my house, just a 15 minute drive away....
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My Mom Eats Raw Chicken. Quit Complaining About Your Life.
Keeping mom at home is becoming increasingly difficult and stressful. I’ve found a home that I think will be a good fit — as good as they get. It has a solid reputation both locally and nationally....
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I Don’t Feel Like Writing Anymore
Something happened. We lost ALTCS………………… Arizona’s version of Medicaid. You see, no one who is actually Middle Class (that means you) can afford quality nursing home care when the time comes……………. A...
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New York Magazine… Mom, I Love You. I Also Wish You Were Dead. And I Expect...
A MUST, MUST, MUST read that appeared in New York Magazine by Michael Wolff On the way to visit my mother one recent rainy afternoon, I stopped in, after quite some constant prodding, to see my...
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Falling Down Sick or The End. Maybe. Finally? Maybe.
My mom fell. Hard. On her face. She was trying to get out of bed. She seemed OK. Shaken, but OK. I walked in the door as they were calling me to tell me about the fall. I stayed for dinner. She had a...
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2/6/13: Me & Mom
We held hands and she fell asleep. Sometimes, all it takes is touch… a touch that lets you know, you’re not alone on this journey.
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Parenting Versus Reverse Parenting Or A Tale of Pureed Foods
When it comes to parenthood, there are moments that stick out. Moments where you think, “OK, I need to mentally bookmark this blip in time because it’s special.” I have those moments from time to time...
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So, She’s Dying
It was 7:30p.m. last Thursday when I called my mom’s doctor. “I think she’s dying,” she said. I was sort of stunned. I’ve been waiting to hear these words for a very long time. I don’t remember exactly...
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Hey God, She’s Dying. Where Are You?
I’m still coming to terms with the idea that my mom is dying. It hardly seems possible. I mean, I knew, eventually, she would die. But death felt faraway. It still feels far away. If she is dying,...
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They Keep Saying She’s Dying … Or Waiting Around for Death
The sky started rumbling. A storm was coming in from the north. There was wind, thunder and lightening. I hoped it would rain. But it never rains anymore. Then I thought about my mom. I wondered if God...
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