Balance her between your eyes
It's hard to say how much time is left; it's always been hard. We didn't talk about it directly, but I know my mom didn't think she'd...
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Sara
- Oct 18, 2021
- 1 min
So, before you go Was there something I could've said To make your heart beat better?
Last week, I was pretty certain my mom was going to die. This shouldn't be a surprising revelation, especially not 16 years in to this...
Sara
- Sep 15, 2021
- 2 min
Either way, I lose you in these silent days...It wasn't right, But it was right on time
"To have faith is to hope." I found this photo of my mom recently while sorting my parents' house, attempting to preserve the lives they...
Sara
- Sep 13, 2021
- 2 min
And I can read the promise In your mind To yourself again, that you will Play the strong one
Before the diagnosis, but not too far off from it, my senior year of college. Knowing what we know now, there were already signs that...
Sara
- Sep 9, 2021
- 1 min
Shadows settle on the place that you left, Our minds are troubled by the emptiness
Who knows why we're attracted to the things we are while grieving...
Sara
- Sep 6, 2021
- 1 min
I sometimes wish I'd stayed inside my mother, Never to come out
Not much to say today; I just really miss you is all. #grievingdaughter #grieving #grief #griefsupport #griefjourney #endalz...
Sara
- Sep 3, 2021
- 1 min
it's hard to be an outlaw who ain't wanted anymore
Hard to believe it's already been a year of Josey Wales, our little outlaw kitty who came into our lives rather unexpectedly, but exactly...
Sara
- Aug 31, 2021
- 2 min
And it's the same face, Your heart keeps breaking in the same place
"By locating our consciousness in only one biological oscillator, the brain, we have blinded ourselves to perceptions that have been...
Sara
- Aug 31, 2021
- 2 min
Years of decay will make a mess of me, These rotted floor boards arch below my feet
I guess I missed #nationalgriefawarenessday yesterday, or whenever it was. At least in the social media sense. These days I've been...
Sara
- Aug 25, 2021
- 1 min
We'll you thought about leaving and I bet you will That morphine kills the pain I feel.
It's time to administer the #morphine and my dad is careful as he checks to make sure the liquid reaches the faint line on the syringe...
Sara
- Aug 16, 2021
- 2 min
I'll Never Let Go Of Your Hand
Mom's caretaker is enjoying her well-deserved time off for the month, which means she has her second-string helpers reporting for duty...
Sara
- Jul 11, 2021
- 1 min
I wasn't looking, but oh I found A gap in the clouds, the sun comes out
Winding down a lovely weekend with a visit to my parents'. Pizza for me and dad, and mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes, soup, and OJ with...
Sara
- Jun 28, 2021
- 1 min
You can send me to hell, But I'll never let go of your hand
It's not just about finding love, it's about holding onto it once you've got it. In good times and bad. In sickness and health. Happy...
Sara
- Apr 22, 2021
- 2 min
if you wanna show, then just let me know And I'll sing in your ear again
Late-stage Alzheimer's is not easy to see, not easy to describe to someone who thinks this is just a disease about forgetting names or...
Sara
- Nov 10, 2020
- 1 min
Previous NextDo you remember when we met?
That’s the day I knew you were my pet. I want to tell you how much I love you. We’ve slipped out of the routine during the past few...
Sara
- Oct 26, 2020
- 1 min
Don’t forget me, make it easy only just for a little while.
You know I think about you, let me know you think about me, too I remember your good nature and wicked sense of humor. It was a special...
Sara
- Apr 26, 2020
- 1 min
And I guess that’s that, almost shorter than a dream and definitely of less noise
Losing someone to #alzheimers disease is so hard because it happens in so many stages, you have to mourn so many individual losses. It’s...
Sara
- Nov 6, 2017
- 1 min
turn, look. Lost.
There are times I almost forget about my mother. When I realize this, I start to get smug:”Maybe I’m over it; maybe that part inside has...
Sara
- Mar 7, 2017
- 1 min
And I broke my heart in two, one for me and one for you
My mom was a very crafty person and loved to crochet. When she first was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s, she crocheted all the time, a way to...
Sara
- Mar 3, 2017
- 8 min
Winter Seeds
This is going to be a harder blog to write. So, I suffer from depression. This is not a new thing, if I’m being honest. It’s probably...
Sara
- Dec 28, 2016
- 4 min
Remember how I said I’d come someday, baby? How I said I’d come around to see you one day?
Sometimes Christmas is about the happiness and joy of the holiday, about the time spent with family and basking in the warmth of that...
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