A few years ago, I wrote the poem If I Get Alzheimer’s as I walked through my dad’s journey with this wicked disease. Instead of waiting for the potential, I decided to start fighting back. In my research to help my dad, I kept finding things that would help—or would have helped had we caught the disease earlier. And there were signs, early signs, … [Read more...]
Someday If I Get Alzheimer’s
In Memory :: Grandma Mohs
In the first moments alone with the realization that yesterday my grandmother took her last breath, my clearest memory of her flooded my mind. The image I had was of her outstretched arms reaching to hold my face in her hands. Her face was wide open as if she could engulf me in her smile. A kiss sat ready on her lips as she pulled me towards her … [Read more...]
