Letter To You, From Your Pain
Dear Human Being, Thank you for allowing me as your guest. I see you suffer when I’m in your house of emotional stability, happiness and well-being. My visit …
We refer to our elder years as the “Golden Years” but reality is, there is nothing that prepares us to care for or support an aging family member. Often times these are not the years that we all had planned for. Whether it’s dementia, Alzheimer’s or just plain old aging, here you will find up to date information that will not only help you the caregiver, but also your aging loved one. If you need a little more support visit our Forum where you can post questions and interact with other community members and our contributors.
Dear Human Being, Thank you for allowing me as your guest. I see you suffer when I’m in your house of emotional stability, happiness and well-being. My visit …
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These are all dirty words to the “victims” and not so healthy for the perpetrators. Please withhold judgment until you have read this and thought about it. …
After my sister-in-law died suddenly, I grieved for my brother and his overwhelming pain. After my father died, I went shopping. After my brother died, I …
Too many years of the rhythm of the school year and it is ingrained in me to see September as sort of an interim start of a new year, at least as far as most …