You’re probably grieving, but don’t realize it
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March 26, 2019
Tag: death
Stop taking people with dementia to the cemetery
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=valjImIyxY4?feature=oembed&enablejsapi=1&origin=https://safe.txmblr.com&wmode=opaque&w=540&h=304] “Oh yeah, every time that dad forgets mom is dead, we head to the cemetery so he can see her gravestone.” WHAT. I
June 22, 2018
Should I remind her that her sister died?
Grace was upset. Here they came again, these people, trying to move someone into the room she shared with her sister. Hadn’t she already told
August 11, 2017
What do I say when mom asks where my dad is?
It’s a question I hear often. I’ve heard it many different ways, from many different people, in many different scenarios, but it’s always the same
November 7, 2016
The always-made bed
Two single beds sat beside one another. One, unmade, sheets uneven, looked as though it had just been slept in. The other, made, simple—a single
October 11, 2016
A Tough Conversation
Usually, when a visitor to our community tries to “correct” one of my residents, I jump in and try to save the conversation. For example,
August 22, 2016
Lunch & Old Friends
A memory of mine from two years ago: I had taken a few of my residents out to lunch when I noticed a woman across
August 6, 2016
Death & Dementia.
“What happens when your residents die? Do your other residents get upset? Do they remember that person?” many people have asked me. Angela* has fairly
November 12, 2014
