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A Little Tenderness

November 1, 2013 by Nancy 12 Comments

My father died this week after a long battle with dementia. It is many things I am coming to understand; painful, surreal, a blessing,  darkness,  light, a terrible sadness, a relief. When I understood he was gone, I felt a feeling I had never felt before. I felt my shoulders go up and down. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Loss, Relationships Tagged With: aging parents, children, death, Dementia, illness, kids, Lewy Body Dementia, loss, mom blog, motherhood, parenting, single mom blog

Why We Are Afraid Of Talking About Dying

October 7, 2013 by Nancy 2 Comments

The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place. - George Bernard Shaw I went to an End Of Life Choices seminar with my mom last week. I want to share some of what was presented. The ideas might be simple but because the topic is so heady, we can … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Family, Life, Life Events Tagged With: aging parents, death, demenia, difficult discussions, grief, mom blog, motherhood, on death and dying, palliative care, parenting, sadness, separation and divorce, single mom blog

words for wednesday-what hurts you makes you stronger

August 15, 2012 by Nancy

A friend was over for dinner Friday night. He told me that a doctor friend of his said "if you are over 50 and nothing hurts, you are dead" Nothing hurts me. I will be 50 in two seasons from now. Maybe I am dead. (Is this heaven or hell?) It got me thinking about physical strength and how we … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Self Tagged With: aging parents, growth, loss, sadness, separation and divorce, strength, wisdom

I am not good at it

November 7, 2011 by Nancy

I am not good at something I want to be better at.I am not good at seeing my dad in a wheelchair, in a long term facility, in a diaper in a room with  silence.  In that after -lunch- room everyone is either sleeping or picking their nose or moaning a terrible moan.People once elegant and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Family Tagged With: aging parents, Dementia, separation and divorce, single mom blog

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