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The plus side of Easter dinner with family
Before her onset of Alzheimer's mom’s favorite thing in the whole world was to cook dinners for 16+ people, at least 6 times a year. Every Easter, Thanksgiving, Christmas sprinkled with a couple...
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having a parent with Alzheimer’s is like a giant dose of grow the fuck up
When I was young I thought the true sign of being a grown-up was buying patio furniture. To me, patio furniture was was the ultimate ‘grown-up’ purchase. Patio furniture meant I would have my own home,...
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A lesson from my mother's Alzheimer's: why a Power of Attorney is important
Two weeks ago bio-dad was told his lung cancer was back. In early March he lost his voice, once we realized it wasn’t a cold, we thought it was his vocal cords. However, the throat specialist said the...
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What my mother's 'no pants' day taught me
One day this week I dropped in to see my mom around dinner time. I found her eating happily with the other residents in a long yellow gown, bare legs and running shoes. What happened mummy, where did...
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Sex Drive ~ Part One
After exactly 4 years - I am finally ready to share this story. It represents the kick off to mother's Alzheimer's. Looking back it was an indication of the craziness to come, but at the this time I...
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Sex Drive ~ Part Two
A few weeks later I pick my mum up at her office for an emergency road test (a test she thinks the doctor had requested). But it was me that scheduled it (and begged the road test people for the safety...
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Sex Drive ~ part 3 ~ the drive continues
For the next few weeks, I slide into a bubble of denial and try to pretend nothing is wrong. It had only been just over a year and a half since I had moved back to Vancouver. I wanted to be closer to...
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Sex Drive Part 5 - Deliberation
Over the next few weeks as I struggle with constant thoughts about what I should and should not do for my mother. It keeps me up at night. Through this period she continually asks me to find her a man...
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Sex Drive ~ Part 6: Meet John (the conclusion)
My mother has given me a grocery list of the most extraordinary kind. You’re never going to believe what I need you to help me with. I yell out to Kristina “Okay, she's says laughing - but we need to...
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Leave me alone or I’ll bite you!
These are the words my mother repeated screaming over and over again when I visited last week. I had taken her for a pedicure and brought her home later in the afternoon. I was nearly out the door of...
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Out of the Blue
Oh, boy. It has been a while since I have posted. I've realized that I cannot write when I am 'in the process.' I need time and space to heal, reflect and finally accept. Just after my last post in...
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