Alzheimer’s – Page 3 – God's Grace and Life's Challenges

What Caregivers Know and You Can Know Too

Mama thrilled my heart twice today! First when I arrived, I checked in on Mom and gave her a drink.

A substitute hospice nurse came today, and shared some wisdom that I am pondering. She was kind and wonderful, as

Being a caregiver has taught me, among many other lessons, that God has a sense of humor. And He often

Sometimes Mama says such profound things that I can hardly believe it. Especially since she has so little vocabulary left

Whenever I smell lilacs I think of Mama. Mom and Dad planted a whole big border of them in the

Sometimes I truly believe God speaks His wisdom through Mama, despite her severe dementia, and sends me the words I

A couple years ago I had a day of lessons in aging… Mom asked me twice how old I was.

Sometimes, in this heart-wrenching journey with Alzheimer’s, God sends moments of blessings that need to be gathered up and held

On Saturday I held my newly born granddaughter for the first time and I slipped my hand under her blanket

Today my daughter came home from feeding Mama breakfast excited to share the news. “Mom,” she said, her face glowing,