BARRY’S JOURNEY No. 28
Spring update Barry seems to be holding his own these days. He used to spend a lot of time in bed, which was a way to keep him from wandering around his floor and getting into trouble. For a long …
Carlos State Park Last summer I went up to Alexandria, Minn., to stay with my new friend Deb, who took one of my Saturday classes a few years back at the College of Visual Arts (CVA). Deb was on a …
I was pushing buttons on my phone a few months ago, trying to get to the calculator, when suddenly my phone started playing Ben Harper’s song, In the Colors. I stopped and listened as Ben sang, “come dance with me …
Willow River State Park Willow River State Park was the best hike of last summer. My friend Jeanne was in town to prepare her parents’ house for an estate sale. Sadly she lost both parents within six months of each …
Be careful what you wish for Something has been really bothering me lately. As I look back on my marriage to Barry, I can say that we rarely fought. When we worked together with Barry as the manager of my …
A few weeks ago there was article about me in the Star and Tribune written by reporter Kevyn Burger. It was about the journey Barry and I are on with his frontotemporal dementia (FTD), our family and my work. It …