Making dreams come true for people we love who can’t get out easily is tricky. Take my Mom – she’s a 93-year old contrarian full of youthful energy contained in a frail and unforgiving body. Mom has a dream that she won’t let go: to visit our son in another
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THE CAREGIVERS' LIVING ROOM - A Blog by Donna Thomson: The Caregivers’ Worst Fear
Every caregiver has a worst fear – a nightmare scenario that unfolds like an unwanted, sinister guest in the imagination. It might be triggered by the sound of an unusual thud upstairs, a front door slamming, or the smell of burning toast. In my case, it’s the telephone. When Nicholas
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