Category: Elder Care
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Popcorn Is a Meal, Right?
This whole food situation is another new experience in watching Mom age, and I’m having a difficult time coming to terms with it.
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Let’s Go to Town: Day Trips with an Elderly Parent
I have to admit, these encounters leave me feeling somewhat uncomfortable. I think of how I would feel if a complete stranger, albeit an old lady, accosted me and started saying things like that to me.
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Al Dente or Stracatto?
When I became my mother’s caretaker, I did not anticipate the havoc keeping track of her dentures would entail.
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Just Put Me on an Iceberg — and Let Me Float Away
Mom was spouting random phrases indicating that she was tired of being here, and was ready to depart this life, by various means.
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About Me: An Introduction
KyneWynn, a writer from southeastern Idaho now based in Utah, has a diverse writing background. From journaling in junior high to earning a writing degree as a non-traditional student, she has written blogs, family histories, poetry, and more. Her current works include essays on widowhood, picture book manuscripts, and a guide to personal history writing.