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Chapter 50: I’d Like My Mom Back Now, Please November 22, 2024 It has been a difficult week. We’ll start with the music weirdness. Dad sits on the Board of Directors for a seniors’ association that has a programming location right near their house.  For the past year, dad has been looking into the possible…

Chapter 49: Asking is Hard November 15, 2024 We’ve been back from India for a few days now and are all trying to readjust from the jetlag.  While we were away, I’d asked mom and dad to come by the house and check on things every few days.  Poor mom – she did an absolutely…

Chapter 48: Return of the Guilt Monster October 26, 2025 Well, this has been a really weird weekend.  Dad is still coming over every Sunday for dinner and with all of the kids’ activities and such, I usually try to get the table set for that meal after we finish breakfast.  Today, I asked the…

Chapter 47: From India, With Worry… October 31, 2024 After years of talking about it and several months of planning, my husband and I have finally managed to bring our children to India.  I’m really happy to be here – after a few decades of being fortunate enough to visit almost every second year, it’s…

Chapter 46: The Other Shoe Drops September 23, 2024 It’s done. I did it.  During a virtual call this morning, I gave notice to the President of the company I’m currently working for that I can’t do this job anymore and I need to leave…and oh by the way, sooner rather than later preferred.  No…

Chapter 45: Re-emergence October 25, 2025 This year marks the 50th anniversary of the Edmonton Goan Association (EGA), and tonight is the EGA’s 50th Anniversary Gala.  Our family took a fairly bold step by deciding to attend. Our re-emergence, I suppose.  We haven’t been in a crowd this big since mom’s funeral.  And now that…

Chapter 44: Twilight Zone September 18, 2024 With the kids back in school again, we have restarted our routine of dad dropping off mom to our place on Wednesday afternoons.   She usually arrives just before the kids get home from school.  While dad enjoys his time at the gym, mom gives the kids their weekly…

Chapter 43: Decision Weekend September 15, 2024 I have been a big ball of stress ever since dad came home from his trip.  A few days ago, dad told me that mom received a call from her contact at the elementary school where she has been serving as a lunchroom supervisor for a few years…

Chapter 42: Unwelcome Reality Continued October 22, 2025 You know, after all of the things we experienced through mom’s journey with cognitive decline and then an official diagnosis of dementia, you would think that the grieving process after her death might go a little easy on us. No such luck.  Dementia and grief are their…

Chapter 41: Breaking Point September 8, 2024 PRESENT DAY NOTE FROM ANOUSHKA: This was probably the hardest post for me to write to date.  The realization that “things can’t go on like this” was absolutely devastating – and terrifying.  If you are a caregiver who is experiencing anything similar, please ask for help!  Hopefully the…