We said our final goodbyes last Tuesday to our friend Terry. Our indomitable friend, who said the night before she breathed her last, “I think I’m getting stronger, girls”, as we worked to get her comfortable in her bed. Just eight days before she passed away, we were out and about in the community, doing the things that mattered to…
Dear caregivers, We do not claim to fully understand your each and every day. We have a sense that your work as a caregiver is possibly the most demanding work you have ever done, work that involves layer upon layer of emotion. But we see you, and we hear you. We do our best to bring you hope; hope that…
I spoke with a brilliant engineer not long ago. He has dementia, and was interested in what his future might look like; concerned, really. I tried to give him some ideas, but mostly reassurance that as the people in his life learn how to get it right with dementia, his future will be okay. What made the biggest impression, though,…
