We Survived:

retirement home

  • When do you just say F&ck It?

    I had agreed to meet my grandmother early for Tuesday-night dinner. She expected a crowd of people to line up and wanted to make sure we got a good table. The food at the retirement community was usually underwhelming, and… Continue reading

  • The Mystery of the Blue & White Dog Lamp

    This was not an email I had on my bingo card for this year! Never did I think that the decision to move my grandmother from her independent apartment to assisted living would become gossip – a conspiracy theory –… Continue reading

  • . . . And Burner Phones

    Caregiving is hard. It is emotional. It is physically a lot of work. It is mentally exhausting. And caregivers need support. Desperately. I will NEVER tell any caregiver not to take all of the help. I will never discourage anyone… Continue reading

  • Remote Controls

    How did I not see it? The entire day was a flashing light or a big, waiving red flag telling me that something was wrong. But, at the time, I was happily oblivious and the call from the senior living… Continue reading

  • Duck

    I really thought that having dinner with my grandmother and her friends once a week in the dining room at her retirement home was going to be enough. My theory was partially correct, but also almost completely wrong. Weekly dinners… Continue reading