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steve-mcgraw's picture
Oct.20.2010
 “Steve, you gotta come quick. Dad’s had a stroke.”     Quick. Sudden. Lighting. Sucker punch.         “What? How? When?”        “A little while ago. We’re at the hospital now and you gotta come quick.” My sister’s voice trailed off and then she hung up with the sounds of motion, excitement, and...
bozena-intrator's picture
Aug.31.2010
Wouldn't that be better - like Woody Allen suggested - to start with death, pain and sicknesses and then become younger and younger and younger, become a child, then a small baby that everybody loves?  Be hugged and kissed by all the family members who would think that we are the cutest thing in...
lynn-henriksen's picture
Aug.20.2009
A Joyful Encounter: My Mother, My Alzheimer Clients, and Me, A Memoir by Lynn Scott  The Story Woman Book Review           Well, what can I say? I am overwhelmed with feelings after reading Lynn Scott’s, A Joyful Encounter, My Mother, My Alzheimer Clients, and Me. Her memoir brought up passion and...
bozena-intrator's picture
Jul.27.2009
My mom is very ill, she has the Alzheimer disease; she was diagnosed almost 7 years ago. This is the reason why I decided to move to Poland, where she needed to be. One never knows how long is someone with that disease going to live. My mom was lucky to have a few happy years after she was...