Life Interrupted

A year ago I set a goal to publish once a week. How hard could that be? To sit down and write for 20 or 30 minutes. Well my life was interrupted and I have not published weekly. My dad turned 92 years of age on March 17th and shortly after he decided to join …

I can’t control circumstances

“Supposing a tree fell down, Pooh, when we were underneath it?” asked Piglet to Pooh“Supposing it didn’t,” said Pooh after careful thought.Piglet was comforted by this. I have been a worrier all my life. It took decades to understand its impact on me and I work hard at mitigating worry. It begins with fortune telling. …

Memory loss is like a damaged file cabinet

I am on a journey to understand dementia as it impacts my loved one. Dementia is not the diagnosis but rather a general term for memory loss, language, problem-solving and other thinking abilities that interfere and impair daily life and the ability to live independently. My loved one has a mixed diagnosis and it includes …

It’s summer and I am remembering from childhood…

Our summer has just started officially. It is a little past 5:43pm Eastern Standard time which is the summer solstice on June 20, 2020. I decided to make this year's event memorable even if I celebrate quietly. I can't remember the last time I paid to attention to the actual time of the summer solstice. …

If not now, when?

Lessons learned from my grade school geography…..

I am writing this post on a flight from Boston to Las Vegas.