Tag Archives: Caregiving

MUSIC AND JOY NOW FILLED HER SOUL

And so I am beginning to get the idea that I will eventually write my book as “A Musical Story of A Grieving Woman Transformed.” I will edit down my blog posts, and the musical of my life will be stories with music. The book could be an E-book with music, or have a CD included with a printed version. There are days when I feel like a shooting star. There are also days when I am so happy to be on earth. Continue reading

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DANCE OF DEMENTIA, PART 2

I used to notice when my mother said things that were “off the wall.” Now I tend to find myself noticing statements of her awareness instead. I find myself saying, “Wow, she is still on the ball with that remark!”
And so it is, that more often than not, she is not “on the ball.”
My new, lyric rhymes might be:
She not “on the ball”
Her statements are “off the wall!”
I started this post-name as: “I Miss the Way You Used to Be.”
But the “dance of dementia” continues for me.
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A BEAUTIFUL START

When I got married, I certainly embraced the ”romantic love concept.” All of my songs and writing were so innocent. I was very immature. I have wondered for many months whether I would be able to share what I am about to. If I could share how I felt when I saw my dead son’s body, I decided I could share this.
I was actually married six months before my wedding. It was not a fabulous, passionate elopement kind of thing. It was actually quite traumatic.
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I LOOK BACK AND REMEMBER THE FUN

Each time I record a song, I am transported back to how I felt when I wrote it. Lately, I’ve felt like I’m back in high school! I enjoyed recording “Autumn Recollections and Alone,” because the songs were so different from my other songs. Tonight, I was a little bit shaken by a comment on my blog from my first boyfriend, Sam.
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