When my parents moved to Beer Sheva from Netanya in 2017, the transition was very difficult for Mom. She never seemed to settle in their...

Instead of observing and complaining about how Mom is becoming weak, I decided to do something about it. We’d assumed that Mom was...

I cannot take care of both my mom and my 1½-year-old grandson at the same time. Perhaps this is an obvious observation, but it became...

They’re he-ere! I can’t quite believe it. All the planning and agonizing has finally come to fruition. My parents are now officially my...

My wonderful Auntie Barbara is visiting from England. She is full of laughter and the promise of adventure. It means, though, that Mom is...

I am learning that it is often best not to delay or challenge Mom’s instincts when she’s in a bad mood. The sticky, humid heat is getting...

Whenever I’m with my extended family at an event, I always feel torn between my sense of responsibility and my desire to enjoy myself....

Two weeks since I last wrote and my mom is still ill. She has a urinary tract infection that won't go away. She's been on three types of...

Mom keeps family photos on her dresser. There’s an engagement photo of me and my brother with our respective spouses the summer we both...

A door is a metaphor for so many aspects of life. Doors that open to opportunity, hope, an invitation, new beginnings, other worlds....

Early warnings of Mom’s Alzheimer’s were present long before she was diagnosed. There were always strange incidents where Mom seemed...

During my visit today, I interviewed Mom for my daughter’s final 12th grade art project. The multi-media piece will include drawings of...

This is the verse that sticks with me from last week’s Torah reading: The nakedness of your father and the nakedness of your mother you...

Would you believe I haven’t written in two weeks because I was in Bulgaria?!! It’s true! I was the staff escort to the AACI Jewish...