
Racing For A Cure
My beautiful grandma died in December of last year after a long, drawn-out battle with Alzheimer’s disease/dementia. The last few years of her illness, she had … Continue reading Racing For A Cure
My beautiful grandma died in December of last year after a long, drawn-out battle with Alzheimer’s disease/dementia. The last few years of her illness, she had … Continue reading Racing For A Cure
Billie Jean, my beautiful, sweet grandma, died last week. And although I am filled with grief at her passing, I’m also experiencing a sense of relief. This has truly been The Long Goodbye. While I know I will never get … Continue reading Free at Last
Being in deep East Texas last week brought back vivid memories of times I spent hanging out at Grandma and Grandpa’s house. Making my trip even more poignant was the fact that this was my first time to visit Grandma at the nursing home. On our eighty mile trip there and back, the red dirt roads crisscrossing the highways reminded me of the peach orchard at their old place. I can still see the trees in full bloom, laid out in nice rows with the ground hot and red underneath. We’d play endless games of hide and seek out there … Continue reading Memory Lane