Research says one of the best things you can do to delay or slow down the progression of Alzheimer’s disease is to keep your mind active. Mental activity in the form of puzzles, riddles, learning languages, or taking [...]
Read part one here. I thought of Di, her long brown hair that waved just so at the bottom. I thought of how funny she was, how she always knew the right quip to make, whether someone was [...]
There was heartbreak, love, anger, hurt, and joy. He asked himself, if he knew all the hurt and sadness that would come along, would he still want to do this all over again? Would he still walk this [...]
Parenting takes on a multitude of forms. It looks like late nights rocking fussy babies and endless meals cooked, modified, and thrown away. Parenting looks like feeling crazy love and crazy annoyance all wrapped up in one. It [...]
Easter may have come and gone, but the meaning of Easter - the resurrection of death, of old ideas, of harmful habits, of new life - well, it feels like we’re still waiting. The world is in a [...]
What a strange world we are living in right now. People are stocking up on toilet paper and bottled water. Hospitals are overrun. Businesses are closed. Families are staying in their homes or venturing out for walks in [...]
Being diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease, or having a loved one diagnosed, can be an anxiety-fraught situation. One of the best things you can do is be prepared and educated, and a good way to do that is to [...]
Parenting takes on a multitude of forms. It looks like late nights rocking fussy babies and endless meals cooked, modified, and thrown away. Parenting looks like feeling crazy love and crazy annoyance all wrapped up in one. It [...]
The holiday season is full of magic and celebration and wishes for joy and good tidings. People wish each other a Merry Christmas and visit family and pepper their social media feeds with happy activities and merriment. But [...]
Learning of an Alzheimer’s diagnosis can be a terrifying thing. Most people don’t immediately think of their finances, or they put off thinking about their finances because it’s stressful and scary and they don’t know where to begin. [...]
