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…
You Deserve a Good Life!
Guest post by Lakisha Mitchell-Buffington I know therapy can carry a negative connotation—and honestly, I’ve been dodging it for years. But I cannot begin to express the freeing feeling I…
Rock Steady
A couple of years ago, a friend asked me to speak to a group of caregivers at her fitness center. They all had something in common: Their loved ones had…