This is painful. My mind is flowing, rapids tumbling over rocks, swirling in whirlpools. What direction, how do I focus? The dog is barking, making me crazy. So many ideas, which one do I choose. When I start on one, the others seem more interesting. I can’t stay focused. Do I have an attention problem? No. I can focus on a movie, sit at my computer for hours, socializing with peeps I will never meet, slinging mindless dribble in every direction without guilt and satisfaction.

Sometimes circumstances beyond our control turn our lives upside down. Thus was the call on August 27 from my step-sister. What appeared to be tragedy for one parent turned suddenly to the other. My step-mother’s sudden death though shocking, was actually a blessing. Her path to mid to late stages of Alzheimer’s was taking it’s [...]