My Dad died two days after Cora turned 2 and two days before our 5 year wedding anniversary, on a Sunday, at the age of 57. He squeezed himself right in there just so we wouldn't forget. We packed up the truck with everything but the kitchen sink, prepared to stay at my Mom's for [...]
Category: Alzheimers
As the end nears
Tomorrow my little girl turns two. Next Tuesday we celebrate our 5th wedding anniversary. Somewhere between today and next week my Dad will die and we will have to bury him. To piss me off I'm sure he will die on her birthday and we will bury him on our anniversary. His one last "fuck [...]
An Alzheimer’s Truth
My Dad stood in the room when I told my Mom I was pregnant. With tears in her eyes, she showed him the ultrasound pictures and asked me a million questions. He nodded and thought it was cool but I could see the disconnect in his eyes. Once they made it to their own home [...]
Baby #2. Telling Family and Friends
Over the weekend my Mom and Dad came out for a quick visit. Unfortunately my Husband was with his parents at a separate event so we took on the task of informing Grandparents on our own. I was able to hand my ultrasound pictures to my Mom and introduce her to baby #2. She started [...]
Telling our Families
While we have told a few people about our impending arrival, we were holding off on telling our parents, and for good reason. To start with, my family lives two hours away and I don't see them often. Two, both mother's have big mouths. The concept of waiting to tell their friends the news was [...]
30 Hours with my Dad
My Mom needed a break and her best friend called me to help. She needed me to stay with my Dad so my Mom could go to a lodge in the middle of no where and learn to quilt with her. I called upon my sister and she couldn't come with me so I was [...]
Through My Mistakes 