We lost a friend to cancer this week. She was my mother’s age. I visited her a few hours before she died, and it was clear that she had...

Mom was sitting in her usual seat when I entered the common room at her care facility. She was intently “playing” with a game matching...

I will never be enough for Mom. I am second best at most. Here’s what happened. My dad went out for an early evening lecture to a retiree...

I didn’t see my parents this week, but I did do their shopping. Yes, I confess. I am an online shopper. Soon after Mom was diagnosed with...

This entry is a departure from my usual subject. This was my second week of staying home. My head is still fuzzy, though I’m not sure if...

As we were standing in the doorway to leave their apartment, my mom turned to me and asked where the woman was who had been sitting on...