Category: rock and roll

A Cruel Joke of a Disease

Posted in Alexa, Alzheimer's, brain, care home, chorus, disease, early-onset Alzheimer's, friends, karaoke, memoir, rock and roll, Rocket Man, singing2 Comments

It has been a tough week.  When you sister has early-onset Alzheimer’s and you witness firsthand how it is robbing her of the stuff we all take for granted, it’s hard. How to hold a fork. How to get it to your mouth. How to remember to swallow when drinking. Sis is mostly nonverbal these… Continue reading A Cruel Joke of a Disease

You Know You’re Getting Old when . . .

Posted in book review, books, chorus, dogs, Facebook, framing supplies, live music, memoir, nap, newspaper, project, rock and rollLeave a comment

(re-run) . . . .you planned on driving an hour to hear live music for two hours, but now you’d rather sit home and watch the news and the PBS country music special. . . . you decided to sort out all of your framing supplies and halfway through, you thought to yourself, what have… Continue reading You Know You’re Getting Old when . . .

You Know You’re Getting Old when . . .

Posted in book review, books, chorus, dogs, Facebook, framing supplies, live music, memoir, nap, newspaper, project, rock and rollLeave a comment

. . . .you planned on driving an hour to hear live music for two hours, but now you’d rather sit home and watch the news and the PBS country music special. . . . you decided to sort out all of your framing supplies and halfway through, you thought to yourself, what have I… Continue reading You Know You’re Getting Old when . . .