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When my kids were little, older parents would always tell me, wistfully, that the time flies, to enjoy my time with these little ones because it goes by so fast...

What’s in a name? Shakespeare, via Romeo & Juliet, figured a rose by another name would still smell as sweet. I’m not convinced. As a kid, the ultimate defense of...

The gravity and finality of an end, any end, is never clear until it happens. Procrastination is a major character flaw for me. I wait until the last minute to...

I dreamed about Daddy about three days after he died. It was such an emotional roller coaster that I still remember it in graphic detail years later. I got the...

Still Alice, a movie starring Julianne Moore about a Columbia University professor suffering from early-onset Alzheimer’s was released on February 20, 2015. My wife, Barbara, passed away due to complications...

The showerhead drenched my shirt as tried to coax my wife, Barbara, to stay under the water long enough to rinse out the shampoo. A recent article on this site...

The role reversal between parent and child is the last farewell to childhood. You always want your mom or dad to be the ultimate counselor in your corner. No one...

Yesterday was my Dad’s birthday. He would have been 89 years old. Dad passed from Alzheimer’s a little over two years ago. It still hurts. I still miss him. I...

A few years ago, a friend and I tried to figure out a creative solution to give her peace of mind around her little dude with autism. After a few...

Singin’ in the Rain is one of my family’s favorite movies. Gene Kelly as Don Lockwood is being interviewed on the red carpet about his rise to fame and fortune...

Even after months of navigating life in the COVID-19 era, keeping up with new information and news can be overwhelming. Below are some of the latest developments surrounding COVID-19 for...

No longer being able to keep your loved one at home is a point most caregivers will reach. It's not an easy decision to make, and it's one of the...

I was with Mom at a hearing aid appointment and saw a poster for speech therapy for when you have trouble finding the words to say. Mom had been getting...

When we hear the words Alzheimer’s or dementia, some pretty sad thoughts come to mind. Loss is a big one. The person's achievements were lost; their personality was lost, they...

Some time after Daddy’s dementia diagnosis, a couple of old family friends contacted me online. They were looking to contact Daddy and asked me for his phone number. That simple...

I don’t know about you all, but by this time in the year I’m usually halfway or more to my fundraising goal for the Philadelphia Walk to End Alzheimer’s. Some...

Daddy's spiral into dementia wasn't a slow ride. It was a fast, loose, and off-the-rails tailspin. It wasn't a gradual decline. It was a roller coaster flying straight down with...

Alzheimer’s disease is ...horrible. It’s horrible for the person. The loss is beyond our comprehension. I think of my dad and how much was lost for him. Then I selfishly...

While children’s achievements are often recognized as milestones, I measure the quality of life declines due to Alzheimer’s instead as millstones. To me, millstones are those horrible events that seem...

Have you ever been walking along and a smell comes wafting by that instantly takes you to another place and time? I’m pretty sure that has happened to everyone. The...