About “Remember Memories” Note Cards I commissioned a well-regarded artist to paint my mother to memorialize the ever groovy vibe of her sassy, loving, and vibrant self. The artist, Paige Frieda-Summers, is the beautiful creative that captured my mom’s swagger. Give a gift of a special note to a caregiver or loved one, or just…
That’s the question that was running through my mind as I stumbled through how to care for my mother living with dementia and not losing myself to the life I had just begun living. It’s such an emotional ride. I often cry when I think about what could’ve and should’ve been or be. The what-ifs…
I am drawing to myself all of the best caregiving support, financial resources, and living arrangements to help me give my mother, who is living with dementia, the best possible quality of life that can be given. I am well taken care of because I am radical about my personal well-being because when I am…
A few months ago, I went into a deep, wonderful place about the issue of my mortality. It was a heavy heart feeling, a call to action about how I should be caring for myself because my mortality depended on it. I had a choice. I could live entirely in the NOW and live my…
Here I go mom! I’m here for the long good-bye.
Hi Mom, I said with a smile as I spoke to my mother on FaceTime. How are you doing? She’s not aware of the coronavirus situation in our world. The tug of emotions is authentic. “You gotta come to get me out of here; I’m not doing good,” mom says to me. “I’m about to…
I believe it is important that I create a caregiver manifesto for myself. If you are a caregiver, personally caring for a loved-one, I think it would be helpful for you to do the same. You see, we are all going to have different experiences with caregiving, there is no universal caregiver playbook. Every play…