The Rose of the Wind

Mom woke up amazingly chipper and bright, and ragging on me for being in bed at 6:30 in the evening. Unfortunately, it was 6:30 in the...

I’m tired of writing about nothing but caregiving woecakes. This one is all about fun! Speech therapy stuff can wait till next post....

I know it's dumb to say, but when I bust my hump and spend all day and all night taking care of mom, it does still pain me sometimes for...

I was going to post last week and end by promising a post this week about my eclipse experience with mom, but she was a bit funky last...

This past week has been an interesting one, with 'interesting' being like in the old Chinese curse. Mom had a 'jack in the box' night...

Mom was being rather introspective earlier today. Still confused as heck, but introspective. She was asking questions like "Do I do...

Honest, I didn’t think because I posted twice the last time I could get by with not posting for two more weeks. :D Life just gets...

Me again! Here's a quick follow up to yesterday's post, which I thought y'all would appreciate. Last night and today I've been browsing...

Mom had a doctor’s appointment on Monday. She doesn’t get out of bed much at home anymore, so she is seriously deconditioned. Three...

This post may be a bit ragged, as I am feeling that way today. Mom had a rough night most of last night, arguing about her pills, which...

Sorry I'm so late! Mom has been very challenging the past couple of weeks. Her psychiatrist started her on a trial of a new medication...

As promised last week, I'm going to bore you with talk about books, books, books! I love to read; it's one of the few escapes open to me...

I apologize in advance if this ends up being another whiny rant. It's just been one of those weeks. Mom seems to stay confused lately,...

Mom's mental status changes so fast, I get whiplash. One hour she's telling me how much she loves me, she hopes I will be okay when she...

You might have guessed by now that I love to write. Before that, of course, I had to love to read. My pediatrician swore til the end of...

Y'all thought I was kidding, didn't you? When I said I was going to blog about Korean beauty products, I mean. Well, I'll talk some about...

Speech pathologists love memory books. We huddle with our patients' families and have them collect photos and memorabilia, then together...

Sorry I’ve been scarce for so long! The past couple of weeks have been rough ones. My old laptop gave up the ghost so I had to sink my...

You would think that 26 years as a speech pathologist, most of it spent working with elderly patients, would have eminently qualified me...

The past week has been rather challenging. Mom’s OCD (which she’s always had, and her shrink didn’t think was serious enough to address....