Disarming Sadness and Promoting Joy
Guest post by Susan Fink When a caregiver or the person being cared for is feeling disheartened, it can be for a myriad of physical and emotional reasons, such as:…
Pain Absorbers
Guest Post by Cecil Taylor As if my wife, Sara, didn’t have enough maladies already, her vision has been disrupted. Weakened eye muscles have caused distortions affecting her depth perception…
The Not-So-Great Escape
Guest post by Angie Clayton In June, my parents took my grandson Lincoln (11) to Branson. This is a second-generation tradition that started when my kids were young, and now…
Fend Off the Scams
Guest post by Cecil Taylor My mother-in-law, Ruth, answered the phone to hear a quivering voice on the other end of the line. “Grandma?” he said. “Anthony?” she asked. “Is…
The Soul Remembers
Guest post by Mandy Grant A long time ago, I worked on an Alzheimer’s unit. Something that always amazed me was how many of the residents forgot their own names—but…
Mom’s Last Christmas
Guest post by Cecil Taylor It was a spring day in May. Under hospice care in her senior living apartment, my mother Dorothy had been mostly unconscious over the previous…