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What Does Dementia Feel Like?

Virtual Reality attempts to give caregivers a simulation of what dementia feels like. (On a completely unrelated note, after spending some time in a car killing time with my dementia-suffering mother while dad was in a medical appointment, I feel like I have direct insight into Donald Trump’s speech patterns!)

Posted 03 September 2024 § Humour § Sad § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

Powerful Image

Posted 27 August 2024 § MemoryLane § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

Still Alive (But Still Taking A Blog Holiday)

We were camping for most of July in a place where Internet signal is pretty crappy (two bars max at all times and basically unusable on weekends when the park is full) plus life has been busy with a variety of things: * Buying a new vehicle/selling our old van * Inlaws downsizing their home […]

Posted 09 August 2024 § Blog § MemoryLane § Photo § Work ‡ Comments (1) ° Tagged: ,

Back From Camping…

…and lots of amazing moments and memories: * Great visit with Shea’s cousin and family who are back from New Zealand for a month * About ten books on my “To Read During Camping” list.  (One book, not even on my list, is all I get read – thought I do work through a 377 […]

Posted 23 July 2024 § List § MemoryLane § Pace § Photo § Sasha § Saskatchewan § Shea § Travel ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , ,

Music Monday – “So many years, so many hardships/So many laughs, so many tears/So many things he cannot remember/’Cause they had 50 years He walks down to the ocean Bends to touch kneels to pray/He writes her name in the sand/Waves wash it away”

“Waves” – Sam Baker

Posted 22 July 2024 § MusicMonday § Photo § Sad ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , ,

Saturday Snap – Lake Life Is The Best Life!

Posted 22 June 2024 § Charlie Echo § MemoryLane § Photo § SaturdaySnap § Shea ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , ,

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – It’s My Fault (February 2022)

I’m not superstitious but…I may have fucking jinxed the Flames and boosted the Oilers when I jokingly whipped a Flames toque out of my pocket and put it on in front of the Oilers symbol when we were at Rogers Place in Edmonton in February 2022. I’m sorry hockey gods.  Please accept my humble apologies […]

Posted 20 June 2024 § Humour § Photo § Sports § ThrowbackThursday § Travel ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

Saturday Snap – Farewell to Aunt Sandi

My mom’s sister has returned to Regina from Kelowna to stay with us for a month every spring pretty much every year since Pace was born.  But since mom was diagnosed with dementia, these visits have become a lot more meaningful.

Posted 15 June 2024 § MemoryLane § Photo § Sad § SaturdaySnap ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

Saturday Snap – Grad Party

Got to attend Shea’s nephew’s grad party on Saturday after work for some delicious potluck, catching up with various family members we hadn’t seen for awhile, and even got a kiss from the grad during photos!

Posted 08 June 2024 § Humour § MemoryLane § Pace § Photo § Sasha § SaturdaySnap § Shea ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , ,

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – Little Kids, Little Problems; Big Kids, Big Problems (April 2013)

When Sasha was born, we had a little baby shower in the Outreach Unit and a couple coworkers who had much older kids shared a piece of wisdom I’ve thought of often: “Little kids, little problems; big kids, big problems.” Little problems like teething and dirty diapers eventually get replaced by driver’s licenses and love […]

Posted 06 June 2024 § Baby § MemoryLane § Pace § Photo § Sasha § ThrowbackThursday ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , ,