There are three of us. We are a team. From the beginning, we rallied ourselves for the long haul that dementia would inviably bring. It has been every bit as difficult as we thought it would be. We are storm weathered, battered, and exhausted, but we still have each other and that makes all the … Continue reading Teamwork!
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It’s Here!!!
We interrupt your regularly scheduled summer for breaking news…our author’s preview books have arrived!! We can hold them in our hands! The cover is beautiful and smooth enough to pet! The colors are soothing. The picture is peaceful. It looks just like we had imagined it! The inside is easy to read. Each week is … Continue reading It’s Here!!!
Pre-Sales!!
When Mom started having memory issues 7 years ago, she was concerned. She was having difficulty finding words. She was forgetting familiar faces at church. She couldn’t remember directions to places she was accustomed to driving. The doctor said it was likely age-related memory loss. She stopped using the computer. She stopped cooking. Dad helped … Continue reading Pre-Sales!!
Brain Injury Awareness Month- Part 5 (last one)
Much of brain injury is looking back at the injury itself. Trying to figure out what impact it had on the brain; what parts of the brain are affected; what symptoms developed from the injury; how to treat the symptoms and underlying condition of the brain. There is so much analysis and so much detail … Continue reading Brain Injury Awareness Month- Part 5 (last one)
Hank
I explore antique shops to look for stories. Every piece inside is a narrative about the past. I find parts of my own history woven into the aisles. A mushroom canister set from the 70s takes me back to baking in my mother’s kitchen. A very old, heavy, black rotary phone reminds me of my … Continue reading Hank
Brain Injury Awareness Month – Part 3
Of course, our life experience of the last 36 years, is mainly with a catastrophic frontal lobe injury. Though the frontal lobe was the primary injury, it was not the only part of Bill’s brain that was injured. The brain is loose inside of your skull, like jello. The skull is hard and has ridges … Continue reading Brain Injury Awareness Month – Part 3
Brain Injury Awareness Month-Part 2
Here’s a color-coded picture of the brain. As you can see there are many parts. They are called lobes, and each one has a different function. The parts make up the whole, unless there is an injury to the brain, at which time, the healthy parts try to rewire to make up for the damaged … Continue reading Brain Injury Awareness Month-Part 2
Brain Injury Awareness Month
March is brain injury awareness month. This morning, when I told Bill that I was writing about brain injury awareness, he said, “I’m already aware of it, thanks.” And he certainly is, as am I. But the rest of the world probably isn’t, so I thought I’d give you some information. Kinds of Brain Injuries … Continue reading Brain Injury Awareness Month
Beauty and the Beast
Valentine’s Day. A day to celebrate love. Some feel it is a made-up holiday, by the card and candy companies. That may or may not be true, but it doesn’t matter to me either way. I am all for celebrating love no matter who decided to highlight it first. However, love is different than romance. … Continue reading Beauty and the Beast
Another Memorial Stone
Today, I heave another memorial stone upon the altar. There are 36 now. One for each year post accident. It doesn’t matter that this sacred memorial is only in my mind. That fact doesn’t make it any less holy, for it is in my mind that the events of that day are etched. Seared really. … Continue reading Another Memorial Stone
Michelle's Mosaic 