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Author Archives: Natalie
From Child to Caregiver
Much is written about changing beliefs, having a choice in the way you see things, flipping from negative to positive. I support much that is written! What I hear from people, though, is how do you apply these principles to … Continue reading
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Where are the Spice Girls When You Need Them
For some reason, I can’t help but think of the melodramatic song “Mama” this morning, as images of my mother appear in my mind’s eye. Not one to be too lost on sentimentality, “Mama I love you, Mama I care. … Continue reading
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Tagged alzheimers, dementia, family, love, mothers, spice girls
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All I Want is Loving You and Music, Music, Music
This is worth watching til the end. The gentleman is a treasure! Share on Facebook
Gratitude for Lilah
The highest tribute to the dead is not grief, but gratitude ~ Thornton Wilder As I sit with my friend Lilah, weeks after her stroke, she indicates that her heart is telling her it’s time to move on. It’s easy … Continue reading
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Early morning musings
A trip to the airport had me up and about earlier than usual this morning. On the ride home, just Gaston and myself in the car, my mind went to, as it often does, the elder stage of development and … Continue reading
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Tagged aging, anit-aging, care giver, elderly
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Bonus!
Dec 2007 “You’re my daughter, right?” “Yes, Mom, that’s right.” She was introducing me to a new friend she’d met at lunch. I knew it was coming, the day she might question how I fit into the big picture … Continue reading
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Car Tassie
The story begins in January of 2010, when my friend, Tookie (rhymes with cookie) was moving from a retirement community into an assisted living home. On that same day, her 20 year old cat, who had been having some health … Continue reading
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I Love when this happens
Looking up a word in dictionary.com related to an Ageless-Sages event, and found this in the left sidebar: Word of the Day dowager: an elderly woman of stately dignity, especially one of elevated social position. Share on Facebook
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Hello in There
John Prine’s song about the potential loneliness of aging Share on Facebook
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