Being a caregiver to someone inflicted with Alzheimer’s Disease can be all consuming. Hopefully this might help…
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In Honour of Alzheimer’s Month 2
Watching a parent, or any loved one, die this way is brutal. My heart goes out to anyone witnessing this slow death…
In Honour of Alzheimer’s Month
Back in 2019, I wrote 3 short essays about my mother who passed a few years earlier from Alzheimer’s Disease…
Family Stories – Truth or Fiction?
I knew from a young age that Maritimers were tellers of tall tales by sitting around the kitchen table in my grandparents’ Lunenburg waterfront home listening to my mother and her siblings tell detailed, interesting stories. I understood some of these were yarns as a result of my father’s occasional debunking remarks. I also caught …
Remembering Mom Part 3 – How to Help Your Dementia Loved One
Realizing your parent or any loved one may have dementia is a tough one. I live with the regretful feeling that I should have recognized it sooner. At the time I was absorbed with my own life drama, but that’s no excuse. My hope is that what I learned as a daughter, observer and eventual …
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Back to School – Make it Easier for Your Child
It’s Back-to-School time again. Even though I know the September Equinox is the official end of summer, I’m always a little sad this time of year as I remember myself as a youth interpreting it as the end of sunshine, outdoors, freedom and frolic. Last Friday I watched the Canadian Show Nature of Things’ episode …
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Hindsight: My Journey 