We were gifted a rare interaction with Mom this week. When we called to video conference, Mom was alert and communicative. Though she...

Mom is no longer in our orbit of care. Neither I nor my father—who still visits her everyday—can know what befalls her during her day.

My brother Simon is arriving this Friday for a two-week visit! I am so excited to see him, and also a little trepidatious—he has not seen...

I am constantly surprised by what a foul mouth Mom has developed. This sweet-natured woman who taught me to watch my manners and never...

I blame myself. I blame my cell phone. These phones suck us in and divert our attention. That's why I missed Mom when she came out of the...

“See you next year,” Mom would say as she tucked us in on December 31. Implied was the promise of something new, an optimism about the...