Words Upon a Time | A Life's Journey

Love is Love No Matter It’s Imperfections

Today, December 19, 2015, is the four-year anniversary of my grandmother’s (Maria Luisa Recio Cadena) death. Grandma Mary was 92 years old when she departed this life. She suffered from dementia in the last few year’s of her life. My mother was her primary caregiver until her own bout with Alzheimer’s became more prevalent and…

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Like Mother, Like Daughter, Copy and Paste

I’ve written a few posts now that showcase the character, strength and beauty that my mother, who suffers from Alzheimer’s, possesses. We’ve all heard the familiar idiom “like mother like daughter” and that couldn’t be more true of the person that this post is about. Most of us often wonder what traits we inherit from…

Why I Share Our Story

Why I share our story…….. I share our story……….because there is a fulfillment that comes to my ailing heart when I’m able to express my feelings about the journey that our family has endured in these recent years. I share our story……….because it brings me comfort dealing with my own sadness and emotion when it…

The Quest for Home

“I want to go home”, “Please take me home”, “I need to get home”. How many times have we heard our loved one suffering from Alzheimer’s say these words as they long for the security, safety, love and comfort of home. Take a second and contemplate the significance those words have for us. As we…

A Stoic Man

Every marriage has its’ challenges, but with every passing year the bonds of love grow stronger and a lifetime later you look back with bewilderment of all the of memories you’ve shared with your life’s partner. Well at least that is what you hope for if you are fortunate enough to recall all those wonderful…

You Know Not Who I Am

As a family we find ourselves dealing with the sheer reality of an illness that had initially touched the outer perimeters of our world, but today has fully penetrated the core foundation of it. Together we are bound by the great love we share for one another and we unite to protect the very fragile…

A little piece of their story……

I drive up to the red bricked townhouse and I can’t help but ponder how life is one big circle that manifests itself in the harsh reality that most of us are destined to grow weak and old. Today he leaves the door unlocked for me as I have called ahead like I normally do…