
First Times With Her Boys
I read Lynne the poem First Hour by Sharon Olds about a newborn’s first thoughts before being taken to mother. Lynne remembered each of her

I read Lynne the poem First Hour by Sharon Olds about a newborn’s first thoughts before being taken to mother. Lynne remembered each of her

Lyne called. You said I’d like this place.
I do. Activities, care, safe. Staff love you. You’ve got a hard job to walk. You’ve

I can take Lynne outside alone, so in heavy rain we quietly drove to the lakefront and around town playing Christmas & folk music. She

Early before Lynne’s 2nd birthday party, she was crying, anxious, didn’t want to go.
Why? Confined? Lonely? Isolated? Trapped? Embarrassed?
Caregiver Dorothy and

Caregivers for Lynne, with advanced Alzheimer’s dementia, celebrated a 55th birthday with a two-day Zoom party with family, and friends, and caregivers sharing memories, gifts,

Strict protocols to avoid Covid infection provided an outdoor walk and indoor hug for a resident with Alzheimer’s dementia in memory care. We are grateful

Lynne remembered her mother put up Christmas decorations every December 1. A favorite of Lynne’s was the Mrs. Santa Claus doll her Grammy Greenwood made.

Lynne in memory care with Alzheimer’s dementia promotes the book Frmail Firebrands by Mikaela Kiner

Thanking caregivers who make special efforts for residents in the dementia memory unit during the Thanksgiving holiday. Click here for recent stories. Bless Them.

Behaviors change for caregivers and people with Alzheimer’s dementia with declines in cognition and sleep during fall’s longer nights and time changes

Look for new work and ideas from my site. We’ll

An overflow crowd celebrated beloved Lynne Russell, on July 14,

The Russell family were the honored caregivers at the Help

Harriet, Lynne’s neighbor, has a message to share with all