While it can be difficult to navigate his ever changing reality, the day-to-day details of care-taking some with cognitive decline can be mundane. Routine is important, oh so important. I'm convinced that routine is one of those tenuous bridges that crosses the abyss, connect our reality with theirs. Without that particular bridge, it's hard to … Continue reading Making ice
Apa’s struggle
One of the more despairing moment when taking care of someone who has dementia or any other form of cognitive decline (and is declining rapidly) is that the person they used to be is gone, but their bodies is still there. Occasionally, a glimmer of the person shines through; it might be with their smile, … Continue reading Apa’s struggle
In the beginning
About five years ago, my father, an octogenarian PhD and a thinker, a teacher -- one who adored complex abstract debates--began to cognitively decline. It began with him forgetting words, or not being able to remember certain details (okay, he was always of a scatterbrain, reifying the absent-minded intellectual stereotype). He complained that 'szavak kiesnek' … Continue reading In the beginning
The Journey Begins
Thanks for joining me! Good company in a journey makes the way seem shorter. — Izaak Walton
Meandering His Reality 