The good news is that Mom still reacts positively to personal interaction with the staff at her memory care facility. The bad news is...

I’m reading Another Country: Navigating the Emotional Terrain of our Elders by Mary Pipher.* It is a phenomenal book filled with her...

“Everything is weird. I feel like a weird person,” Mom said when she woke up from her nap. “My brain’s not functioning.” I have heard Mom...

There are so many of our body parts that are hidden from public view. I’m not talking about internal organs. I’m talking about our...

Her first reaction was annoyance. “I don’t need anyone interfering with the way I live my life,” Mom declared. “Who is she anyway?” It...