Tag: FTD

Dinner with Barry I have been trying hard to get to Barry’s care center around 5:00 each day. His social worker said he could have one beer a day to make his life, well, more normal. So for about a …

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You look fat Every once in a while, I see a small part of the old Barry come out. One day late this summer, I took Barry down to the courtyard at his care center. He had not been talking …

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To drug or not to drug It is the end of summer and life for Barry is a lot different from what it was at the beginning of summer. On Memorial Day, Barry was on his second trip to the …

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Swallowing issues Quite a few times this summer when I went to visit Barry, I found him unable to swallow. The first time I found him with his lap and chair soaking wet. He could not talk because his mouth …

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Playing golf I started playing golf 10 years ago when our kids were older and we had the time, and because it was something Barry and I could do together. Barry really loved playing golf. When Barry bought clubs for …

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Hiking with an old buddy After graduating from college and traveling in Europe for eight months, I came home ready to do art. My first full-time job was at Dayton’s, selling sporting goods until my supervisor did me a favor. …

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MY KIDS’ DAD My kids have a dad in a nursing home who is sometimes embarrassingly filthy when they come to visit. Sometimes he is wearing clothes that do not belong to him. Sometimes he says f*** you to them …

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One more in Door County The last hike during my trip to Door County was again in Peninsula State Park. This time, I began at the opposite end of the park where I was surprised to find a golf course, …

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Laugh out loud Every once in a while, Barry’s old sense of humor comes alive. Before FTD, Barry was not one to talk a lot in a group. But he had a very dry sense of humor, which quietly would …

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Musical shirts I try to visit Barry at least twice a day at his care center. I ride my bike there in the morning to get my exercise in and then try to get there in the afternoon with a …

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