Month: October 2024

A guide to helping an aging parent transition from driver to passenger due to age-related issues. Dementia/Alzheimer’s It’s Friday night. I’m getting ready to dig into chicken wings smothered in nuclear hot sauce and a cold beverage. Bite one, mid-chew, with sauce already everywhere, my cell rings. It’s my aunt and my heart stops. I… Continue reading Take Momma’s Keys

Since Mom’s diagnosis of dementia, I have no free time. No Sunday golf outings with the fellas. No Friday night dominos games with my crew. No movie time. No nothing! My Mom and my aunt need me for everything. My little brother lives out of town, which means I’m on call 24/7. My heart skips… Continue reading A Son’s Love

Other than forgetfulness that persistently got worse through the years, another thing I started noticing during the early stages of dementia was the far-off, somewhat frantic look I saw occasionally when looking in Momma’s eyes. At this point she was still functioning almost normally but one look at her and I knew something was terribly wrong. I felt… Continue reading MAMA Please Don’t Go..