I forgot to visit Mom yesterday at her memory care facility. When I realized I’d missed my appointment, it was too late to do anything other than sigh and berate myself. There are many reasons why I might forget the meeting, chief among them that I didn’t mark it down in my phone’s calendar. It is not because Mom has gone out of my head or that I’m forgetting her. It’s that I got caught up in the various and sundry other things that I was doing. I was supposed to see her afte

Getting ready for Passover is always time consuming and stressful. Not only do we clean the dickens out of our houses, but we use special plates and silverware and many food items that are specific to the week of Passover. This year, in addition to cleaning my fridge and oven, I’m adding a new check list of things to do: Make signs that list what’s in the kitchen cabinets. Maybe this will help Mom remember where we’ve put things for Passover as we switch many of our dishes an