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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

Talking About Dying-Part 2

October 9, 2013 by Nancy 1 Comment

The other day, I touched on why we are afraid to talk about dying. It is very tough. We'd all rather talk about life. But there are some important benefits on having these tough discussions. When we acknowledge death: • We have the opportunity to savour life Hope comes from the comfort … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Adulthood, Family, Life Tagged With: Alzheimers, Dementia, family, grief, health, Lewy Body Dementia, losing loved ones, love, mom blog, motherhood, parenting, parenting your parents, separation and divorce, single mom blog

Here’s to you, Dad

August 10, 2013 by Nancy 4 Comments

      me and my dad 1967  "Here's to you As good as you are And here's to me as bad as I am But as good as you are And as bad as I am I am as good as you are As bad as I am" Today is my dad's 80th birthday and for some reason I remember the first gift … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Family, Illness, Parenting Tagged With: Dementia, fathers, mom blog, parenting

Those Magic Moments

March 15, 2013 by Alice

There are moments when a kid strikes upon just the right thing, and magic happens. In these two books, kids transform something difficult into a tender and wonderful moment, just by chance and instinct, and the magic of a connection is formed. A Song for My Sisterby Lesley SimpsonRandom HouseISBN: … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Books, Reviews Tagged With: alzhiemer's, Dementia, grandparents, naming, siblings, sisters

notes on chronic illness- taking one for the team

January 19, 2012 by Nancy

As many of you know, my dad is in a long term care facility for  late stages of Lewy Body Dementia. I went to see him yesterday and I thought about something that has occurred to me several times over the last year. For those of you who dont know me I love him and I HATE this and  that … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Family Tagged With: Alzheimers, chronic illness, Dementia, my dad, separation and divorce

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

growing up

September 29, 2010 by Nancy

When you are a parent of young children and your kids are anywhere in a crowd they shine out to you. Top of the class, front of the line, star of the show. You look around and think "why is no one looking at my miracle, my darling my joy?" Then you realize everyone is looking at their own, thinking … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Family Tagged With: ageing parents. parenting your parents, Dementia, separation and divorce

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