by Bruce McIntyre | Jun 2, 2017 | Caregiving
More from The Life of the Alzheimer’s Caregiver Her normal has changed. It has been upended. Still, she won’t quit. She arises each day to a new challenge and leans into it once again whether she feels like it or not. In other words, she is resilient. His...
by Bruce McIntyre | May 28, 2017 | Caregiving
More from The Life of the Alzheimer’s Caregiver He has memory problems. The things that he forgets are many: What happened a few moments ago, a few days ago, a few weeks ago How to get around their new apartment How to operate the new phone What time dinner is...
by Bruce McIntyre | May 22, 2017 | Caregiving
The Life of the Alzheimer’s Caregiver For the 8th time this hour, she nods in agreement to the same conclusion to the same story. And for the 8th time this hour, she smiles and answers the same question about where Uncle Tom is living now. She is the...
by Bruce McIntyre | May 15, 2017 | Serendipity
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder Not sure about you, but I am very successful at growing weeds. Why is it that we struggle to nurture the grass, trees, and planted flowers in our yards and gardens, but the weeds seem to thrive best of all? What is the difference...
by Bruce McIntyre | May 15, 2017 | Serendipity
Getting away to play The Gullies easily garnered top honors as the main attraction at my childhood home. We lived on a 110 acre hog farm in West Tennessee. Neighbors dared not lay a foundation or park a trailer any closer than a mile away. Our farm was home to about...
