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Jerry’s mystery: a good life that ended with Alzheimer’s
I had never known anyone with Alzheimer's Disease until I talked with my friend Jerry. We had known each other for years, through volunteer work. He was old enough to be my father. We got along well. I was just touching base with him after not seeing him for a while....
On death and denying
It sounds almost like a sitcom narrative: Patient is dying and lethargic. “Dad! Are you hungry?” the daughter raises a spoonful of cereal toward the man. "At this stage your father can’t eat and probably won’t be able to," the nurse pleads. "This is a normal process."...
Wide-eyed in 1959
Charles Beaumont and his brother peered curiously at the skyline to where he dad was pointing.
“Look there, boys. Remember this. It’s the building of the Sherman Minton Bridge.”
My work in helping seniors began with an unusual request
I got started in helping seniors live independently after an unusual request. Years ago someone at church asked me if I could take an elderly lady to Mass on Sundays. It was an unusual request that asked for a lot, but I said sure. So began a sometimes-weekly trip to...