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...
Ninety
Mom turns ninety this week. I’ve been thinking about the number and even did some research of things associated with ninety. A right angle...
Woods
Mom and Dad moved to Clarkesville because of Mona and Grady Brooks. They had been stationed together and Grady sold part of his land...
Entertainer
Easter was lovely this year. It was a beautiful day, sunny and bright and not too hot. We were part of a wonderful church...
Easter
Easter was lovely this year. It was a beautiful day, sunny and bright and not too hot. We were part of a wonderful church...
Setbacks
We have enjoyed a most unusual pattern with Mom’s dementia over the last six months. In October, I wasn’t sure she was going to...
Fears
We have been so fortunate with Mom in terms of her moods. I know that dementia affects each patient differently and I have seen...
Tears
One day last week, Mom had a meltdown. It has been a while since she’d gone through a truly emotional time, but Mom was...
Carla
A note from Donna: My sister, Carla, serves as my editor week after week. I asked her to write a "guest column" this weekend...
Webs
I like spiders. I’m fascinated by them. Even the big wolf spiders that somehow get in the house to torment the cats are intriguing...
Messy
Mom was a collector of knick-knacks – Hummel figurines, tiny spoons from different locations, blue and white china along with other miscellany - which...