by Claire | Aug 5, 2020 | Dan's Blog, News
As my father-in-law is naturally isolating more and more due to his dementia and its affect on his self-confidence, I am heartened not only by the exceptional medical and dental professional care I rely on, but by the loving support we are receiving from friends and...
by Claire | Jul 29, 2020 | Dan's Blog, News
In this time of Covish, slogging along as a caregiver to a vulnerable father-in-law, I remind myself regularly of just how blessed I am. I do this based on the model of what a Jewish son said his elderly mom always said whenever he complained about something. She...
by Claire | Jul 22, 2020 | Dan's Blog, News
Mount Etna, Sicily 2018 Like a big pot on a stove full to the brim, I am simmering ready to splurch and splatter here and there. Recently I got a flash of insight, a glance into myself when the veil lifted for a second and I saw this ancient simmering stew of...
by Dan | May 5, 2020 | Dan's Blog, News
Past merely surviving to thriving in this pandemic I am a newly minted full-time caregiver and house-husband. Previously I was a part-time caregiver with a part-time contract at Stonebridge Haven. I had a roster of ladies-in-waiting (PSWs, a mom/sitter and a cleaning...
