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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 § Family § Humour § Sad § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

Wisdom Wednesday – Who Could’ve Predicted Sick Time Would Increase Coming Out of a Worldwide Pandemic?!?

This may be a record as I’ve been collecting information and reading about and adding info to the ongoing draft of this blog post, for oh, over two years. I’ve been doing this, basically ever since society collectively decided that Covid was over and that we’d all stop masking, stop most precautions, and start acting […]

Posted 28 August 2024 § Jobs § MemoryLane § News § Politics § Wisdom Wednesday § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , , ,

Powerful Image

Posted 27 August 2024 § Family § MemoryLane § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Also 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 § Family § List § MemoryLane § Pace § Photo § Sasha § Saskatchewan § Shea § Travel ‡ Comments (0) ° Also 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 § Family § MusicMonday § Photo § Sad ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: ,

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – Gone Camping (July 2020)

Blogging will be very limited for the next few weeks as I focus on the important things in life such as reading, walking the dog, barbecuing hot dogs and other such pursuits.

Posted 27 June 2024 § MemoryLane § Photo § Saskatchewan § ThrowbackThursday § Travel ‡ Comments (0) ° Also 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 § Family § MemoryLane § Photo § Sad § SaturdaySnap ‡ Comments (0) ° Also 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 § Family § Humour § MemoryLane § Pace § Photo § Sasha § SaturdaySnap § Shea ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: ,

The Deceptive World of Ghost Kitchens

Posted 04 June 2024 § Internet § Jobs § Technology ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: ,

“Stuck on Repeat” Dementia

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Posted 28 May 2024 § Family § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: