The Assisted Living home where my mother lives refers to their Memory Care floor as "Reminiscence". This a much more gentle label, in my opinion. "Memory Care" suggests requiring aid due to a deficit or a loss, which may have a negative connotation, but "Reminiscence" suggests recollections of events, significant people or times from the past, …
Two Calendars Please!
A very dear friend of mine called last evening to extend Happy New Years wishes. We chatted for a bit, talking about the challenges 2017 brought into our lives. My friend lost her Mom last New Year's Eve, so her reflections were particularly raw and poignant. However, she turned the conversation to a more positive and …
Happy New Year, Mom
"Are you going to visit your Mum today?" my fiance asked. Usually it is a question easily answered, although the reason for the answer is not always simple. Today the answer is "no...it is just too hard". Today is New Year's Eve, 2017. Another chapter in my life and the life of everyone else closes and …
Cary to Calcutta 