I finally saw Mom this week. It was such a pleasure to see her happy and smiling. She talked a mile a minute for about twenty minutes....

We have the ability to look at a bleak situation and still find something to be thankful for.

Now that my dad is over his cold, we’ve scheduled a visit at week’s end for him to see Mom. She continues to have periods of extreme...

Round two of worries to contend with. Two residents at Mom’s care facility have been taken to hospital after contracting COVID-19; four...

I don’t know if it’s only the pandemic that is making my emotions ride the big roller coasters—taking me up and down on the ride of my...

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

The terms of visitation sound like they’re straight out of a horror movie.

We are no longer surprised by her absence—we know she cannot be home with us—but we miss her nonetheless.

It’s important to put our Corona pandemic into perspective. We are not being persecuted. We have enough food.

If I try and look at the positives, I can find them.

The combination of age and close living quarters in geriatric facilities creates opportunity for the virus to spread.

Moving my cat Zipper reminded me how someone with Alzheimer’s might react to a planned upheaval.

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.

I spent an emotional day in the Israeli coastal town of Netanya on Sunday, reading from my book, The Lost Kitchen, and talking to my...

My mom seemed sluggish today during our visit: eyes half closed, a slurring of words. “I used to love you,” she said, part of her almost...

Sometimes, standing still is a good thing. Mom seems to be in a holding pattern in her new Alzheimer’s ward. She exhibits a wide range of...

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...

This is what I tell myself: Don’t get upset, it’s not worth it. This is just Mom’s way. If you are frustrated, don’t let her know it. If...

It happened as I knew it would. The second day into my two-week trip abroad, Mom was moved into a closed Alzheimer’s ward. Despite being...

I was proud of myself today for bringing Mom home from the mall with absolutely no displays of anger. It was an intense effort to be with...