Thursday, August 2, 2018 - Tuesday morning Roy and I went to Ochsner Medical Center in Covington for me to have partial right knee replacement surgery. When we walked in we saw Carolyn and Marcel Lanoux (our brother in law George's sister and husband) whom we havent seen in forever and forever. We didn't have… Continue reading 08.02.18 Rosalyn’s Partial Knee Replacement Recovery
Tuesday, July 31, 2018 - At around 10:30 to 11:00 this morning I am having partial right knee replacement surgery at Ochsner Surgical Center Covington. Dr. Peter Blessey is doing the surgery. Roy and my sister will be there with me. I'll be able to come home this afternoone or evening and will have home… Continue reading 07.31.18 Rosalyn’s Partial Right Knee Replacement Surgery
Monday, July 30 - Here is Teepa Snow with another amazing video that covers oh so much valuable dementia information. She doesn't just cover one aspect, there's lots in this one. I can already see some of the things I do in this and some that I hope are a long long way off. The… Continue reading 07.30.18 – When Language Fails in Dementia – AND – Dementia Medicines, by Teepa Snow
Thursday, July 12, 2018 - I haven't written about my dementia lately nor have I shared information about dementia that I've found in my reading. Mostly because I haven't been able to absorb much lately and putting the information out there just wasn't happening. All dementias are different so what is commonly thought to be… Continue reading 07.12.18 Deficits in Executive Function in Alzheimer’s and Related Dementia
Even those of you who knew my mama well, probably did not know this. She was obsessed with winning the Publisher's Clearing House for several years. She knew without a doubt that Ed McMahon was going to show up at her house with her prize. I think I remember her having a special box of… Continue reading 07.11.18 Mama’s Publishers Clearing House List
Monday, July 9, 2018 - I wrote a nice long blog post to document, for me, recent doctors appointments that happened and didn't happen. I need that level of detail to help me remember these things. I've decided all this doesn't really need to be public (I know, I decide this after years of telling… Continue reading 07.09.18 Doctor, doctor, doctor, no doctor – in reverse!
Trust me when I say God knows what he’s doing. Even if you’re confused and you don’t know how you’re going to move forward or where you’re going to go, he will always open a new door for you. An unexpected door. A door that could lead you to a kind of happiness you never… Continue reading 07.08.18 Trust Me When I Say God Always Has A Plan, by Taunya at Love, Life, Relationships
Saturday, July 7, 2018 – On any given day, Andrew Lumish arrives at a historic Tampa-area cemetery without fanfare or attention. He’s there to carefully restore veteran’s gravestones blackened by the elements and decades of neglect. Cemeteries across the country will show you a similar scene—thousands of long-forgotten monuments belonging to those who made the… Continue reading 07.07.18 ‘Good Cemeterian’ honors veterans by restoring gravestones, celebrating their stories, by Allie Raffa | Fox News
Different expressions of the Christian faith offer grace to needy people in different ways. Some churches seek to convey grace to others through rituals and liturgies, others through sermons and events, and most through some form of music. All these are loving efforts of faithful people trying to awaken broken lives to the presence of… Continue reading 07.01.18 A Quiet Thought, July 1st, by Rev. Bob Adams
Thursday, June 21, 2018 - This was originally written in 2014. I have to admit that while re-reading this particular blog post from 2014 it brought tears and heartache to me. I have read so many stories and episodes that caregivers have shared of how difficult care giving is and it absolutely is. It's horrendously… Continue reading 06.21.18 Some Things I Learned About Dementia – Love them, be kind to them, be sweet even childlike sweet originally published 12.19.14
- BECAUSE HE LIVES, I CAN FACE TOMORROW - 