Dementia is a Soul Sucking Fiend

Dementia is a soul sucking fiend, there is just no way around that fact. My mother had dementia and it just keeps getting worse and worse. Which is of course what it would do. Dementia doesn't get better. It just keeps getting worse. My mother suffered brain damage from anoxia back in 1970, she was 29, (you can read more about her demetia here and

Dementia is a Soul Sucking Fiend2018-05-16T14:16:45-05:00

I Made My Mother Cry… Again

Today I visited my mother in the nursing home. I go every week and usually it's an okay experience for both of us. Not today. Today I made my mother cry... again. I didn't mean to do it, but I walked into it nonetheless. I've always been the one who made my mother cry. My father made her cry quite a bit, too, but he

I Made My Mother Cry… Again2016-09-09T06:04:37-05:00

My Mother Has Dementia and it Sucks!

My mother has had dementia for a long time but in the last six months she has really gone downhill -- and it sucks. I can't tell you how much it sucks. She is not going to go quietly into that good night, she is going to drag my brother and me through the rabbit hole with her and it's been nothing but a festival of

My Mother Has Dementia and it Sucks!2014-12-28T19:13:00-06:00

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Redhead Ranting is the rantings of a frazzled, twice divorced mother of two who freelances and cares for two stupid dogs while writing her memoir against incredible and unbelievable odds (but will make a wonderful book one day).

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