by lori | Nov 19, 2015 | Acceptance, Alzheimer's, Books, Care Partnering, Caregiving, Essays, Grace, Story, Wayfinding
My mom Linda was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease by a doctor in 2007. She was just 60 years old. Mom, dad Jim, sister Jen, and I all knew that something was going seriously wrong with Mom for several years before that diagnosis. Memory troubles showed up. Anxiety... by lori | Jul 8, 2015 | Alzheimer's, Caregiving, Content, Here and now, Poetry, Women
I break my heart each morning so there is room for her her memory and story her history inside of me disease that slowly separates her away from her beyond disease a slow release of precious self to daughters mom we broke ourselves each morning let our hearts be... by lori | Mar 30, 2015 | Alzheimer's, Care Partnering, Essays
Nine years have passed since we first noticed significant changes in mom. Seven years since the official doctor’s diagnosis: Alzheimer’s disease. Back then we blindly accepted the experts’ truths, stories, and definitions as our own. We picked up the... by lori | Jan 8, 2015 | Acceptance, Alzheimer's, Care Partnering, Essays, Grace, Wayfinding
This post is by and for primary and secondary caregivers of someone living with mid-stage Alzheimer’s disease. We’ve been living with mom’s Alzheimer’s disease for almost 9 years now. I can’t believe she’s still with us. Still knows...