I was a young twentysomething working in Washington DC at the second professional job I'd ever had. I was the youngest person in the...

When my son was young, I used to get incredibly sappy about the "lasts." So many parents celebrate the "firsts" - steps, words, the solo...

It's the wee hours of the morning, and I'm sitting in a hard plastic chair in an examination room at the emergency department at the...

Once when I was in elementary or middle school, I got off the school bus and walked the little lane to get to my house. The closer I got...

While dementia can be beastly for caregivers, it has an upside, a silver lining that can be a stunning gift: they don't remember....

A common story among the families of older, white dementia sufferers is how their beloved parent/grandparent became racist as their...

The first year of living with my parents has been challenging, transforming, shaming, hella frustrating, and yet somehow fantastic too....

Technology has a complicated relationship with dementia. Technology first indicated for me that my father was slipping. About ten years...

On a recent 90 degree day when the humidity was probably around the same number, I ran some errands, picked up some things I'd ordered,...

Like every kid in America, I used to ask my parents why there was a Mother's Day and Father's Day but not a Children's Day, and like all...

My father is always always always whistling. Always. He's always been a whistler. His father was a musician, and he plays piano and...

By far the most frustrating part for me of dealing with my father's dementia is the fear that he feels. I've written before about his...

While I was out enjoying this view tonight, my parents were inside with the shades drawn, completely missing it. It reminded me of a book...

I had been walking around like a raw nerve, hurt and frustrated and feeling a bit hopeless. Caring for my father with dementia was...

My path to becoming a functional adult has required loads of work. Without dredging up the whole experience (once was enough, thank you),...

Today is the day to exhale, a day that I have been unknowingly awaiting for almost a year. Both of my parents have received their second...

1. They Are Picky Eaters. I'm food adventurous, so I make something new for dinner nearly every day. My parent's favorite meals: macaroni...

We expect our parents to decline. Most of us have seen or will see our own parents lose their parents, their friends, their siblings....

The house that my parents and I bought in 2020 faces the road, but sits in front of acres of forest. They have the master suite, which...

Buck is a 6-year old black lab/German shepherd mix that I adopted in May of 2020. One of my besties had tagged me in a social media post...