Getting through another scan
If you or a loved one are living with cancer, you likely have frequent medical imaging to monitor the progression. After 7.5 years of regular MRIs, Mama and I are […]
Hug a caregiver
November is National Family Caregivers Month. I’ve been a sole carer for my amazing Mama for the last seven and a half years. I always knew I’d take care of Mama […]
Mama’s birthday in her favorite place
Today we celebrated Mama’s 76th birthday in her favorite place in the world: Venice, Italy! I brought her coffee and pastry from a local bar, which we enjoyed at home. […]
Celebrating with loved ones
Saturday’s #OneGoodThing post is a few hours late, because we were too busy partying! About 20 of our closest family friends joined us to celebrate Mama’s miraculous 7-year milestone in […]
Getting ready to celebrate
Today has been full-on party preparations, as we look forward to celebrating Mama’s miraculous 7 years with some of our closest family friends tomorrow. We are very excited for this […]
Day 900
Today’s #OneGoodThing is reaching the 900-day milestone of finding and writing about surprising silver linings. I hope this blog project has helped you recognize something good in whatever challenges you face. Day […]
7 year miracle
Sometimes life changes slowly, almost imperceptibly. But seven years ago today, my life took a drastic change — all in an instant. It happened the moment my mother was diagnosed with a brain […]
No new growth!
Mama had her latest MRI to monitor her extremely rare brain cancer today — and the results came back: No new growth! Woohoo! She’s been plagued with headaches and hallucinations […]
For you, me, and Mama
For the last two years, I have written about #OneGoodThing every day. It started as a New Year’s resolution, but it’s become a ritual in the Nosy Parker home. Mama and […]
New caregiver resource
Today I took Mama to a memory care class at our local hospital. We were referred by her neurologist because of her brain cancer and stroke related cognitive issues. The […]
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