I am not a believer. I am an atheist. Without a religious allegiance or a belief in a god or an afterlife, you would think I would be free from all other superstitions. In fact, I inherited much of my magical thinking from my mother. She, too, disdained religion, but lord she had a worldContinue reading “Superstitious”
Category Archives: Grateful
Workshop thoughts
He’s looking good. The invisible burden. He’s doing well, they’ll say. No response to that makes it any easier. Yes, it’s a progressive illness, and we’re doing what we can. He has good days. I’m glad you got him on a better day. Your visit certainly perked him up. In truth, I have rarely hadContinue reading “Workshop thoughts”
Taking it to the streets
We are still scheduled to walk virtually with CaringKind on Oct 19th in CentralPark. You may throw some support to Team Burt here at the link for a fundraising page for sponsorship of our passive walking: https://give.caringkindnyc.org/fundraiser/5610000 Promoting or joining othet walks: The Alzheimer’s Association has walks all across the country. Their Manhattan walk isContinue reading “Taking it to the streets”
Proper (med) regimen
We have Emily Dickenson to thank for the wonderful image that gives hope all this lightness. We can always use some feathers whether we are caregiving or not. It was definitely a better choice when I returned Burt to his morning meds first thing. He has, in consequence, returned to some measure of sharpness. TheContinue reading “Proper (med) regimen”
Our outing collage
One big thing
It’s a small thing that’s true, but just a few weeks ago, it was an all-consuming (pun intended) huge thing. The food fight at the Beck house has subsided. That my friends is one BIG thing. It’s not just that Burt’s asking for food, but he eats avocado and yogurt. Yogurt! I even gave himContinue reading “One big thing”
My poet
This is what I needed to move from the darkness I have been feeling. [To wit, a poem called Seeking Joy, which hardly hit its mark.] It was a contribution by my love, my p.w.d. Burt said something that was very uncharacteristic. He told me, “You’re talking to a poet.” I said, “You are theContinue reading “My poet”
Rx for saving
Not really part of my assignment, but I think this might be helpful. I have had great luck in saving on Burt’s prescriptions with Single Care. It’s an app. Or they will send you a savings card. The dollar amounts have been impressive enough for me to want to pass this on.
Tumble and fall
Burt is okay after taking a tumble this afternoon. He was with his caregiver, who called me and EMS. His aide said he kind of went down as she was trying to make the seat of his walker accessible to him. We got great EMTs whom Burt attacked and abused. They checked him out andContinue reading “Tumble and fall”
Self Care
Overrated! Just kidding, but I spent the better part of my morning reading back emails of Lapham’s Quarterly. I was waiting for a delayed dental appointment, which launched an hour later than scheduled. Lapham’s is very informative, and I caught snippets from “news” of Babe Ruth and an explanation of ether and electricity from NikolaContinue reading “Self Care”
this is our life 