I’ve always loved the photo on the left. It was taken on my baptism day in 1958. Mom looked so happy. Fast forward 52 years. The photo on the right was taken on Mom’s 75th birthday. . What do I think about on Mother’s Day? I think about Alzheimer’s Disease. Last year, I wrote THIS post about my [...]
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Sunday Service – Mother’s Day edition (repost)
May 13, 2012Sunday Service – Healing Waters
April 22, 2012One of my pharmacist co-workers has traveled to Mexico for the last eight years with a team of people who volunteer to serve both the medical and spiritual needs of the people in a very poor area. He recently posted a call for help to provide clean water to the people of that area through Healing Waters International. Through partnerships with [...]
Thank you Thursday
March 22, 2012In my on-again, off-again almost lifelong efforts to lose a little bit of weight and get in better shape, I started diet #167 on Saturday. (I really haven’t counted; it just feels that way!) I figured the luck of the Irish couldn’t hurt, right? I swear I’ve lost and gained the same 20 pounds a [...]
Thank you Thursday
March 15, 2012Monday, on a flight from Chicago to Columbus, I sat next to Elvis. Well, sort of. I sat next to a startling Elvis look-alike, an actor/musician playing the part of Elvis in a musical currently running in Chicago. He and a few more cast members were on the flight. The others were sitting in the two [...]
Thank you Thursday
January 5, 2012I have written several times about my Mom. She is in the latter stages of Alzheimer’s disease. I only get to visit her about twice a year, because she is in a nursing home in another state. My brother lives nearby and visits Mom more frequently. This past weekend, thanks to a great last minute airfare deal, [...]
Happy Birthday, Mom!
November 6, 2011Today is my Mom’s 76th birthday. She doesn’t know it’s her birthday. She won’t be celebrating today. I can’t pick up the phone and wish her well. My brother will visit her, I’m sure, but she won’t recognize him. Mom has Alzheimer’s. I’ve written about Mom and this disease on Mother’s Day and Alzheimer’s Action Day and [...]
Sunday Service – Colorectal Cancer
October 9, 2011This Wednesday would have been my Dad’s 77th birthday. He died in 2004, far too early. He was dearly missed at the weddings of our children. Dad would have been so proud of my son, about to become a Dad himself; followed quickly by earning his Master’s Degree. Dad would have really appreciated the heart my daughter has for the less [...]
Sunday Service – Male Breast Cancer
October 2, 2011This month is the 25th annual National Breast Cancer Awareness Month (NBCAM). While the focus is usually on women, about 1% of people diagnosed with breast cancers are men. Male breast cancer is most often diganosed between the ages of 60 and 70 years, but it can occur in younger men. While men have less breast tissue, they still have [...]
Thank you Thursday
September 22, 2011Sore throat. Stuffy nose. Coughing. Sneezing. Nausea. Chills. Sounds like a commercial for a popular cold and flu medicine, doesn’t it? Instead, it’s a list of symptoms I took to the doctor Tuesday morning. Good news; the strep test was negative, no fluid in the lungs, oxygen levels were good. Go home, take your medicine, drink plenty of fluids, [...]
Alzheimer’s Action Day – Sept. 21
September 21, 2011The End of Alzheimer’s Starts With Me. And You. This month is the first ever World Alzheimer’s Month and today, September 21, is Alzheimer’s Action Day. This is important for many reasons, but personally because my Mom has been living with Alzheimer’s for about fifteen years, the last six in a specialized care facility. It [...]
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