Reading
Mom loved reading. She always had magazines and books, especially her Bible and devotionals, nearby on her side table. In the beginning of what...
Feelings
I have a hard time understanding all the social media posts of locations or plated meals with the heading “all the feels.” Although I...
Weddings
June is the month of weddings. Mom and Dad’s wedding was June 4, 1951. My wedding date was June 18, 1993. We celebrated a...
Dwight
Two important days happened for me last week. Sunday was, of course, Father’s Day, and Monday was my twenty-fifth wedding anniversary. Both of those...
Ruth
My mother’s name is Ruth Sinclair Pate Bunn. I’ve always found "Ruth" to be a lovely name. I liked the name so much that...
Sixty-seven
Everyone has their favorite numbers, I suppose. Perhaps it was their first jersey number if they played sports or a special date in a...
Service
Dad is a veteran of the United States Air Force and served 26 years. My brother-in-law, Walter, is a veteran of the United States...
Missing Out
As a caregiver, I sometimes feel like I’m missing out on activities and time with friends. I should not complain because we have such flexible...
Outing
Last Tuesday, another miracle happened at Mom’s house. We managed to convince her to go on an outing. It was the first time she’s...
Tissues
One of the first signs of eccentricity we saw Mom display was her hoarding of tissues. She had always kept two or three tissues...
Birds
Mom has recently become enamored with birds. I don’t remember her paying much attention to them before the dementia; she was always a plant...
Angels
Mom and Dad have a very deep faith. Even as Mom’s dementia has taken her further from our “reality, “ it has brought her...