Standing in the Gap & Sunday Sunshine Blog Hop 52

Standing in the Gap   This week our two younger boys and I have participated in a mission trip to one of our youth camps. We’ve been very busy, painting, peeling, building, and tearing down. Hiking, kayaking, eating, singing and hanging out.  We met new friends, and even reacquainted with a dear old one from…

Read more

Goodbyes are Hard. Sunday Sunshine Blog Hop 46

Goodbye, Dad. For anyone who’s followed my blog for the last year or so, you have seen our journey and struggle as Dad progressed with Parkinson’s and Lewy Body Dementia. It’s been so hard to watch him suffer, lose weight, become confused, and just turn into the shell of the wonderful man that he was….

Read more

Tips and Tools for Lewy Body Dementia, Part Four: Tools to Preserve and Spark Memories

Tools to preserve quality of life and to spark memories Continuing my series on Tips and Tools for Lewy Body Dementia in the later stages, we will talk today about maybe the most important and meaningful aspect. When a person is declining with any type of dementia, the familiar becomes more important than anything else….

Read more