Prayer for the 15th Anniversary of September 11

Our human story began long before this Shattering of glass, metal, and human....


Leaving Familiar, Learning to Love New Places

I'm pretty sure no one calls New Jersey a wilderness, but given that it will be....


Adventures in Dementia*land: Part XIV (final)

Just How Did You Get Her There From Here? So she ended up in Wonderful Place Number One (as far as these places can be wonderful). But she was still super far away. We knew that it would be best if we could get her closer to us, she would benefit....


Adventures in Dementia*land: Part XIII

When A Tree Lands On Your House So, after consulting wise people whose....


Adventures in Dementia*land: Part XII

Click here for previous post in this series. Deception as the Kindest....


Adventures in Dementia*land: Part XI

Heroic Efforts: When Loving a Dog is Not Enough We thought that we were going to move her last summer. But then there was a court hearing. Much to our surprise, when she was served with notice that she could object to her son’s nefarious plans to....


Adventures in Dementia*land: Part XI

When Loving a Dog is Not Enough We thought that we were going to move her....


Adventures in Dementia*land: Part X

The Proper Distance from a Slow Motion Train Wreck Today I learned that....


Adventures in Dementia*land: Part IX

To Clean or Not to Clean? The woman offering my mother Meals on Wheels turns out to have learned trombone from my father, who gave her a scholarship to attend music camp. The administrative assistant at the law firm we are engaging to seek....


Adventures in Dementia*land: Part VIII

Keeping Guilt Company During this visit much has happened. And nothing has....