By Ruth Eleos I had been exhibiting bizarre behavior for a few weeks, but the day I asked my husband to shoot me, he knew he had to find help. He had two men from church drive us to the psych ward. As he put his arm around me, he gently asked, “What do you […]
By Karen O’Connor “Karen, I fell last night.” I opened my email one morning to read these words from my sister June. Within a few days I received a similar message. June had fallen again—this time on the driveway as she walked to her car. And she fell another time while going to the kitchen […]
By Paul V. Harrison “He was my dictionary,” Peggy said. “Whenever I needed to know how to spell a word, I would just ask Charles. But eventually, he couldn’t spell his own name.” These words capture something of the tragedy couples experience when Alzheimer’s intrudes into a family. Brilliant Mind Charles had been brilliant. Graduating […]
By Joy Crichton My best friend’s husband has aggressive cancer. Each day I hear the weariness of this journey in Laurie’s voice as she struggles with God’s movement in their lives. This diagnosis changes everything. The unimportant drops away and her focus sharpens on the meaningful and necessary things. Her time with Jerry is running […]
By Susie Kearley When I met Debbie last year at a British holiday park (an all-inclusive vacation spot), she was wearing a pink wig and a lively smile. She struck me as the ultimate rock chick, swinging her inflatable guitar and having a wild time with her friends. The last thing on my mind was […]
