Category: Personal Reflection
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Caring for Aging Parents: Memory Care Decisions
Caring for an aging parent involves balancing their independence with safety, especially when memory issues arise. After a dementia diagnosis, the author faced the difficult choice of transitioning their mother to a memory care facility. This journey, filled with love and guilt, teaches important lessons about making compassionate, well-informed decisions for loved ones.
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“Can You Talk?”: The Moment That Changed Everything
It was a Friday afternoon—June 30th to be exact—when I received a text from my wife that simply said, “Can you talk?” That alone was unusual. My wife rarely needs to talk during the middle of my workday; she usually just sends a quick text. I was walking into a meeting, but I immediately turned…