Category Archives: Their Stories
“Mommy, she’s crazy!”
“Mommy, she’s crazy!” Words uttered by the little girl sitting behind us at church. Mom loves kids so when she saw the brother and sister with their mom, well, she was overly excited……. as in grab-their-hands-and-ramble-dementia-speak excited. That’s like super … Continue reading →
Filed under Alzheimer's Disease & Dementia, Behaviors, Coping, Family & Friends, Their Stories
Tagged as Alzheimer's Disease & Dementia, children, Death, Dementia (the umbrella), Family & Friends, kids, Life, moms, my demented mom, scary
Demented Shoe Shopping or Dying Alone With Bon Jovi
My mother had me late in life. She was 40. My father was 30. I can’t imagine being a parent at 30; I can’t imagine being a parent now at 33—although in some ways, I am, but not really. It’s … Continue reading →
Filed under Alzheimer's Disease & Dementia, Behaviors, Coping, Depression, Family & Friends, Love, My Mom, Their Stories
Tagged as Alx Rose, Alzheimer's Disease & Dementia, Blaze of Glory, Bon Jovi, Death, demented, Dementia (the umbrella), kathy ritchie, Life, malls, mother, Shopping, X-files
Daddy-Daughter Dance at the Shooting Range…
My dad used to call me his “princess” or “buckaroo.” Not anymore. My dad was always my favorite parent. He wasn’t exactly the disciplinarian, unless I did something really bad like crash my car—5 times (only 3 accidents were technically … Continue reading →
