One year ago today, I was with my father in Juniper Memory Care when this article appeared in the New York Times. Here’s our story: Alzheimer’s disease had been on his radar ever since his own father died of it. Witnessing the catastrophic deterioration of a man who had been sharp enough to work for…
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Window Pane or Pain?
Dear Summer Place, Beau painted you today. He may not remember too much anymore, but he sure remembers you. Seems you are an amalgamation of all the places he loves: the Blue Ridge Mountains and the Rivanna River in Virginia, along with Steamboat Springs, Colorado, with maybe a dash of the Rheine thrown in for…
Thanksgiving Greetings and Warnings from Beau
Dearests, Beau enjoyed a wonderful Thanksgiving luncheon today at Juniper—-eating all of his meal and half of Nora’s. Afterwards, he couldn’t get to his big leather chair fast enough. He wanted a nap. When I was growing up, Beau prevented me from taking the post-turkey slumber. We had to walk around the block to offset…
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