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An Eternal Present

May 19, 2017 Susan

In his post today on his blog, Glory to God For All Things, Father Stephen Freeman writes about his weekly…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Alzheimers, Father Stephen Freeman, Glory to God For All Things, Nicole Seitz, nursing homes

Mental Health Monday: Inside the Dementia Epidemic

January 25, 2016 Susan

I’m reading an incredible book right now—Inside the Dementia Epidemic: A Daughter’s Memoir by Martha Stennius.  I downloaded it to…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: aging, Alzheimers, assisted living, dementia, Inside the Dementia Epidemic A Daughter's Memoir, Martha Stennius, nursing homes

Mental Health Monday: Mom’s Unsung Heroes

October 19, 2015 Susan 1 Comment

This is my 51st post about my mother since I began my blog in 2007. Most of those posts are…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Alzheimers, caregiving, dementia, Lakeland Nursing Home Jackson Mississippi, music therapy, nursing homes

Mental Health Monday: Plaques and Tangles, the Book

October 5, 2015 Susan 12 Comments

On November 24, 2007, I wrote my first blog post about my mother. Today’s post will be my 50th. While…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: aging, Alzheimers, nursing homes, plaques and tangles

Mental Health Monday: #CaringForMomAndDad

May 11, 2015 Susan 6 Comments

On our way home from Seagrove Beach on Saturday, my husband and I stopped in Jackson, Mississippi to visit my…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: #CaringForMomAndDad, Alzheimers, assisted living, Medicaid, Medicare, nursing homes

Mental Health Monday: Alive Inside

January 26, 2015 Susan 3 Comments

This will be a short post. I just returned from a day trip to Jackson (Mississippi) to visit my mother.…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Alive Inside, Alzheimers, nursing homes

Faith on Friday: MESSAGE FROM YOUR CASE WORKER

November 22, 2013 Susan 2 Comments

I went to bed last night with a feeling of gloom. Not quite doom, but definitely gloom. Why? I had…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Chris is our Friend, Elder Porphryios, eligibility, Medicaid, Notice of Advese Action, nursing homes

Faith and Familly on Friday: The Illusion of Control

September 20, 2013 Susan

Hi, Miss Susan. This is the nurse at Lakeland Nursing Home. I’m calling about your mother. These calls come fairly…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Alzheimers, control, faith, nursing homes, prayer

Writing on Wednesday: Distractions

July 3, 2013 Susan 4 Comments

I spent a good bit of yesterday writing. I really did. Several hours with butt in chair working on novel…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Alzheimers, catalogs, distractions, Haldol, nursing homes, plaques and tangles, shopping, VIctoria's Secret, writing

Family AND Faith on Friday: Love in the Intergenerational Ruins

January 18, 2013 Susan 10 Comments

I made another 400-mile round trip yesterday, to visit my mother in the nursing home in Jackson, Mississippi. I’ve been…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: abuse, Alzheimers, Anne Lamott, forgiveness, Help Thanks Wow, mothers and daughters, nursing homes

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