It is summer. The season so many of us yearn for throughout the dreary and occasionally bitter days of winter. Finally, school is out and there is time to do everything. Days into it the weather is not “summery” and “everything” has been...
I get in my own head sometimes…a lot. I’m not talking about simple introspection. I mean drive myself slowly crazy with worse case scenarios and what if’s. We’ve gone over this, past hurts leave marks for a lifetime unless...
My dad sat there and uttered things that just didn’t make sense. It wasn’t necessarily hallucinations like he has done in the past when he has had infections (those are crazy and almost enjoyable if they weren’t so sad). He was just confused and...
It happens from time to time. I only really noticed it in the last two weeks. It’s something that my son Joe does. He will completely and irrationally worry about something that basically has no chance of occuring. It’s not the dark, it’s not...
The Holidays. So many people have to venture through these emotional landmine filled days with fresh hurts and solid memories of loved ones lost. Combine that with the expectation that this is, “The most wonderful time of the year” and you have a recipe...
Sitting in an emergency with your father as the ER nurse looks confused and concerned and you come to an obvious realization that things in your world have changed. While most people hope for an easy life and are constantly upset when things aren’t perfect, the...
