by Valerie Pennock | Apr 4, 2022 | Senior Living
Yep, a lovely Colorado pothole got you! It’s flat as flat can be so now it is time to go shopping. You visit your favorite tire store at which point, you are trusting the salesperson to help you through the process. You don’t really know what you want, which...
by Valerie Pennock | Dec 2, 2021 | Senior Living
I sat down with Jean for a lovely lunch at her senior living community. I was interested to see how she was doing in her new place and to delve into the challenges she faced leaving her home of many years. She happily shared her experiences hoping it would help others...
by Valerie Pennock | Oct 26, 2021 | Dementia
If you are a caregiver for someone living with Alzheimer’s or other form of dementia, you might be scratching your head, (or cussing me out), thinking “fall in love with dementia, is she nuts?” I met “Joe” (not his real name), at my first job in senior living. Joe...
by Valerie Pennock | Sep 17, 2021 | Dementia
When I fell in love with dementia…. Many, (many), years ago, when I was 16 or 17, my grandmother was visiting our family from her home in Covington, Kentucky. She made the trip to Atlanta a few times a year, and we usually spent holidays in Kentucky with her and...
