2021, The Covid Pandemic It's been a couple of minutes since I last wrote. What can I say? We're in a holding pattern. Mom is still...

Much to my surprise, I gave a credible interview in Hebrew about Mom’s Alzheimer’s. I reached out to a young high school girl who is...

I flew to London a few weeks ago for the funeral of my beloved aunt Barbara. Barbara was Mom’s younger sister. It was wonderful and...

The easiest part of being with Mom in the hospital was wheeling her bed into surgery. The before and after were so difficult, and if I...

Living through the war in Israel has pushed most thoughts of Mom out of my head. I still visit each Friday and even find moments of joy...

It’s been a while since I posted a blog. I can give you a whole list of excuses, but one word will serve: war. Suffice it to say that Mom...

I am flummoxed by how difficult it is to turn on headphones for some people. I can’t count the times I’ve gone to visit Mom to find her...

I’m so busy living life that I sometimes forget to write my blog. Today, though, is a slow, thoughtful day. My beloved mother-in-law...

On this, the last day of my daughter’s visit, I am filled with sadness at the thought that I won’t see her for another year. Yes, we are...

What a month March has been! It came in like a lion with Mom’s birthday on the 1st, the same day that my 90-year-old mother-in-law...

I used to think that the disappearance of someone from Mom’s facility meant that they had died. Now I know differently. Dad was told by...

My brother-in-law and sister-in-law from opposite sides of my family lost their mothers in December. And all I can think is how jealous I...

Hey, it's been a while since I've written. This month's blog is on Chanukah and was printed on the Alzheimer's Association blogsite. The...

I made an amazing failure cake over the holidays. It was a cooking day, one of many. I cut my thumb, burned a small patch of skin against...

The walk from my house to Mom’s care facility is about 20 minutes. It’s tough in 90° F weather (30+° C), but I’m committed to getting...

Mom caught COVID. The heaviness of knowing her illness was beyond our control took its toll on us, and we lived for the short videos that...

I’ve visited Netanya twice in the past few weeks, helping my dad deal with the renovations to the apartment that they own there. Stepping...

I flew to London for four days last week to see my family there, most significantly my mom’s sister Barbara. Barbara was given three...

In honor of Yom Hashoah (Holocaust Memorial Day) that starts this evening, this blog is dedicated to my Dutch family members who did not...

What a wonderful visit I had with Mom last week! It was her birthday on March 1, and I finally got to see her after about a two-month...