Music is a great way to bring our past to remembrance, good and bad.
People of Humboldt South Dakota and how the small community was started.
Human Nature in Modern Times is so new but yet so old.
Take time to thank the next veteran you see. They did a lot to give you the right to believe what you do.
A question often asked after a person loses a loved one is what do we do next? Do people think we change? I think we change while we are the caregiver. There is no way that we forget.
this is an article about trying to make children understand Alzheimer's. Many people don't understand it if they have never dealt with it themselves.
This will be the hardest thing I have every done. How do you describe someone you don't really know. Not because he wasn't in my life.
There is something to be said about friends when you have a problem in your life. Some of the people who say they are friends leave and others step up to help you.
How to deal with scoliosis, arthritis, degenerative disc disease. bulging discs, and spurs. I have all of these. It is a change to live to deal with all of these.
There are so many strange things going on in society now. How many of you have heard of the Mandela Effect? I recently learned of the Mandela Effect. YouTube is so full of videos that are showing this. How do many of you remember the assassination?
I have been praying for a long time about whether I should write this article or not. This evening a friend without knowing what I was thinking gave me the answer.
how does a rape survivor feel? A person tries to be there for them right after it happens but how does it affect them down the road? I know for I am a survivor of rape.
This is my personal journal on learning a new career and handling a marriage, and life in general. I will learn how to learn computer skills and how to juggle housekeeping. making meals for the husband
well, it has been a long three days. I have had pain in my left arm above the elbow making it very hard to move the arm without pain. Do I or don't I go to the hospital? I tell my husband no I don't need the hospital even though the pain would like...
I had this song in my mind almost all the time when I was going blind with my cataracts. I thought if only I could see. We as a developed country; meaning the USA, I had taken my vision for granted. I was under the impression that I ate a...
My Asthma has been bothering badly the last few weeks where I have trouble breathing after walking just a short distance.
I have been thinking a lot lately about life. Is life just being a child and a person's parents take care of you and then after you are grown you get a job and spouse and children?
I find it hard to explain the emptiness I feel inside at the loss of my Dad. He had Alzheimer's and needed me. Now I have nothing to do. I feel like I should call the home to check on him.
I find this easy to write. A friend of mine from High School is going through the one year anniversary of a parent just like I am. It makes a person think. Do you ignore the holiday because it just wouldn't be the same without your loved one or?
This has been a journey of around 5 years for me. I had my eyes examed before I married my husband. I was told at this time that I would need cataract surgery some time as I had the start of cataracts on both of my eyes. I was scared as I had no...
This is an exciting topic for me to write about this night. With all that is going on in the world today I imagine the end is near.
I will be the first to admit that vision means a lot to me. It means being able to drive and do what I want when I want. Now that my vision is dimming due to cataracts I find that vision means a lot to me. I have noticed that my driving is not.
The big red and grey bus pulled up to the curb, its sides plastered with advertisements. I stepped on quickly, grateful to be in out of the crisp spring air. Wedging my way into a seat between an old man and a boy about ten years old., I settled...
I don't know how many people receive a survey from the state and a medical school after they lose a loved one to Alzheimer's disease but I did the other day. I was totally surprised and amazed that they asked me what I thought of the health care...
hello, I am a trucker's wife. I admit it is a tough life but I wouldn't trade my life for anything. Yes, I have to learn to do things for myself I have my independence. I have never depended on men so this was the right man for me. I have heard some...
Hello, I am a trucker. My handle is Road Hog. I want to relay an adventure I had some years ago. I was snowed in South Dakota. I and my partner were about a mile from the truck stop which was full and closed to any more people. We were...
I have seen it time and time again. Mom or Dad are badly sick and taking care of them would be a burden to us You know what I mean. We have two jobs. We have tickets to the opera or the kids have soccer, or some other excuse You tell yourself that...
I see the way you look at me. You cant understand what I say. You see my looks at you and think they mean one thing and all I want to say is I love you. You see me as a sick person. You think I don't know what is going on but I do. I can see your...
One week after Mom's death in 2009 was a week I will never forget. I realized at that point that Dad was sick. I hadn't realized how much Mom had hidden for years. I had to go to his doctor and see what I was up against. His doctor told me she had...
Hospice care was something new to me. I thought it dealt with comfort at end of life. I didn't realize that there were so many decisions to make. I hope that my experience with hospice will make your experience easier to understand. First of all...
what depression can do when things dont go as planned
the true meaning of Christmas
Well one day it happened. Mom announced, "I'm getting married. You will have a father." I never really knew my Dad. Mom and Dad were divorced when I was just six months old. Mom worked and was never interested in anyone, until she met my soon to...
Doing his job was nothing new to my therapy cat. He knows when I say, ":Mommy and me time" it is time for him to be more than the beautiful. black cat that he is. He knows that something is bothering Mommy, me, Lynn. He comes like a big ball of fur...
today I made the final choice a family member who has someone terminal has to make. I knew it was the right choice by it hurts as well
this is about watching a loved one. It is hard.
This is a subject close to my heart and one that doctors do not explain to the poor patient
This is an eye opening article about not only does the victim suffer but so does the caregiver.
This is something that has been bothering me as of late. The two sets of rules for every one in life. I know I will probably have some comments over this article and I want to hear other views.
This is something I have wanted to do for along time. It is a thank you to my four best friends for being there when I finally could have friends. Love you all dearly. To Traci, you are the friend that showed me how to be me. You told me that...
This is going to be an upbeat article for once. It is time of the year to give thanks for what we have. I have much to be thankful for. I have a loving husband who puts up with my strange behavior at times. I have had another year with my Dad. It...
the day is long but the night is longer still. Being a caregiver is a 24/7 job when it comes your way. In my case I am the only advocate my loved one has.
oh watching someone go downhill with this disease is so very hard. I have been watching my father go downhill the last year. Now he is considered a feeder. He is to the point where he doesn't feed himself. I cant begin to understand how that must...
Hi again, ADHD is attention deficit hyperactive disorder. It means that a person had trouble with attention staying on something. Usually, a person is really hyper as well. I have this disorder and the doctor will not medicate me for it. She...
my counselor told me that having a therapy animal would be good for me. It would give me a reason for living and getting up. She was so right.
I was a fawn in the cruel headlights of life. Where did I go? Where did I turn? How did I survive? Thank heaven for a lady who helped me through this. I would love to name her by name but not yet.
I was not diagnosed with depression until I was living on my own for the first time in my life at the age of 48. My girlfriend noticed that I didn't seem to sleep. I was on the computer for hours.
this is my story and adventures of an undiagnosed Bi-Polar Mother.
there should be a better way for the caregivers to understand a disease so horrible that it robs the family of their family member.