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It’s All Right to Cry

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But what about those lesser occasions? What if we’ve had a really frustrating day when it seemed like nothing was going right. Perhaps we suffer from chronic pain and are having flare-ups that nothing will touch. Or maybe we’ve bonked our head on a cabinet door, stepped on a stray Lego brick with bare feet, or stubbed a toe. Any of these can cause tears to well up, and do you know what? It is all right to cry; in fact, as the song goes, it might make you feel better.

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Alzheimer’s: the Labyrinthian Journey

Alzheimer’s: the Labyrinthian Journey

I lost my Mom to Alzheimer’s in January of 2022 after a 13-year journey. In the midst of it, we also lost her sister (Alzheimer’s) and her husband (Parkinson’s). In 2019, the same week Mom went into Memory Care, my Aunt died. My Uncle died two months later. I helped with caregiving for them all. I write about it in my book, Seeking Clarity in the Labyrinth, a Daughter’s Journey through Alzheimer’s.

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