Dealing with the mental and physical decline of my beloved mother. May 7, 2014 by ACircleInThePath. The day we have been dreading arrived unexpectedly. We recognized that mom was on the downside of that horrible dementia cycle, but it still caught us by surprise and took my breath away. His heart was breaking and so was mine. Posted in Caring for Mom.

Stories and photographs of my adventures around Brooklyn and beyond. I am not your friend anymore. Over the years, in my classroom, we had many emergency meetings during which I tried to give my young students the language they needed to express specific feelings such as. I feel angry at you because. When you did X, I felt sad. Afterwards, I wondered .

Tales from my eventful and ongoing journey as a Generation X caregiver for my father and as an advocate for Lewy Body Dementia caregivers. Wednesday, January 13, 2016. Thursday, December 10, 2015.

I have everything to offer. Thursday, May 7, 2015.

Wednesday, March 16, 2011. Greenlight Bookstore is open daily from 10am - 10pm. Skye Gurney and Susan Molloy. Fun things to do in New York City. Great bookstores in New York. Monday, March 14, 2011. I went there for the first time a couple of years ago when a friend was in from Italy.

Oh, for the love of God. My son recently returned from.

Finding the rainbow as a caregiver. Having experienced such moments of despair, we live in fear of those days returning in one form or another. But by doing that, we may fail to recognize the beauty and the wonder that has always existed, even in our darkest days.

Choosing Joy, whatever life brings. I recently posted about having an open heart. And asked readers what that phrase meant to them. You had some wonderful responses! First15 is a ministry with an app and a website that recently asked that very question. First15 Having an Open Heart. What are your thoughts after reading this? Thank you for sharing this blog! .