Why I Wrote My Book
In 2015, my mother passed away. It followed over a year of hospital visits, nursing home stays, countless hours of in-home care provided by my […]
Christmas in the Nursing Home
Much of life is a mix of joy and sadness. While Americans have many Christmas traditions, individual families celebrate differently. For some, it is traditional […]
A Job Well Done
In honor of finally finishing the task of sorting through Mom’s mementos and cleaning my ENTIRE house, I thought I would share a book excerpt […]
A Fitting Departure
The funeral home people had arrived. They came in their suits with solemn faces. They made their condolences. Mom’s bedroom was in the back of […]
Snake in the Freezer
As a homeschool mom for many years, I can appreciate the hoarding mentality. I truly can. I have a pretty eclectic collection of items that […]
You Won't Want This Hard Thing Back
To those of you going through a really hard time, maybe parenting, or caring for an aging parent, or being single and wishing you weren’t, […]
Super Sulky Super Bowl Party
Me in response to my siblings telling me what Mom wanted to eat for the Super Bowl: She will be getting a small hoagie, a […]
Harbinger of Doom
Me: I just spoke with the lung doctor – I have a prognosis. Sharon: Guess we all will be chatting later today then? Me: […]
Life with Extra Cheese: A Book Review
Many of you know that I’m working on my own book about caring for my mother through her illness and death. And because you know […]
Poopsicle
I have done many things in my life as a parent that I never thought I would do. I have uttered phrases like, “Don’t put […]