I am so worried. We received word this week that the physiotherapist in Mom’s care facility was diagnosed with Corona. This is beyond...

How can I not hold her hands and pull her to me for kisses and hugs? That’s how I tell her I love her.

Are bed rails a hazard or are they helpful devices in a dementia ward? I’ve seen horrifying photos recently on Facebook groups of loved...

Many hospitals and senior care facilities give supplemental nutrition drinks to their patients or residents. These drinks typically...

I have been impersonating my mom to pay my parents’ credit card bills, sort out the cable provider, turn down business solicitations,...

“Should we wake her up?” I asked my daughter. Mom was sleeping soundly, her earphones planted on her ears playing her special mix of show...

How does the little bird in P.D. Eastman’s classic book, Are You My Mother? know who his mother is? The bird intuits that only his mother...

I tried to sit in silence, but it was painful to listen to Mom attempting to answer the doctor’s questions. Mom knew she was having...

I will never be enough for Mom. I am second best at most. Here’s what happened. My dad went out for an early evening lecture to a retiree...

It has been two weeks since their move—a week since my brother Simon left—and my parents are firmly ensconced in their new home. Thanks...

If you had asked me how life was yesterday, I would have written about the quiet day we had in paradise. Mom and I sang songs, drank...

We’ve been watching National Geographic’s Emmy-nominated series, “Brain Games.” With interactive games and hidden cameras, this show...

Mom doesn't seem so excited to see me this morning. When I knock on the door, I hear my dad tell her a surprise visitor is arriving. And...

As soon as you start measuring good deeds to determine which is greater, which takes priority over the other—you have already entered...

We are standing in the middle of the mall and we have a half hour to spend before my father picks us up. Mom is agitated. She wants to be...

It’s official! My parents now own a property just down the lane from me. Though we only live 90 minutes apart by car (or 2½ hours by...

I’m worried about Mom’s legs. We were out for about two hours and by the time we started walking home, mom was complaining about pains in...

I grew up singing a song called, “Three Young Ladies Locked in the Lavatory,” a whimsical romp about, well, three young ladies who got...

Mom’s watch is missing. The digital gold-plated watch she got from her sister as a birthday present a few years ago. Gone. We’ve looked...

What a relief to come home to a quiet house. When I got back from visiting my parents, I actually looked forward to doing the laundry, to...