Category Archives: the Process of Aging
Our Young Hero on an Electric Wheelchair
How this young boy with a rare condition came out of his shells, and became, more outgoing, with the socialization trainings offered by this development center for children with special needs, translated… My First Impressions of En-En was that He … Continue reading
Posted in Beliefs, Experiences of Life, Individuals with Special Needs, Lessons of Life, Overcoming Obstacles in Life, Philosophies of Life, Positives of Life, Properties of Life, The Passages in Life, the Process of Aging, the Process of Life, the Road to Recovery, Values of Life
Tagged the Coming of Age of a Young Child with Special Needs
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Father, Remembered, a Poem
How wisdoms come with, age, translated… The Moments that Felt Too Real Came & Went I’d Owned, Too Many to, Count Those Features After the Rain The Hills in the Memories The Species of Locally-Grown Mangoes The Tracks of the … Continue reading
Dementia & Her Cat
Dementia got a cat, or rather, it’s the cat, that started, owning her… Dementia lives alone on her own, and, longed to have someone there, to talk to, one day, a cat, came into her home, and started, squatting there. … Continue reading
Posted in Alternative Perspectives, Cost of Living, Dementia & Other Issues of the Elderly Years, Experiences of Life, Properties of Life, Ranting About Life, the Consequences of Life, The Passages in Life, the Process of Aging, the Process of Life, Values of Life
Tagged Companionship for the Elderly Years
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Be Well, in Order to Provide the Care for Those Who Need You
You must take good care of yourselves, before you can, take care of, anyone, else, hello, hello, hello??? Isn’t that the GOLDEN rule??? Uh, D-U-H!!! Translated… Upon reading “Caring for the Self, or Taking Care of, My Whole Family” by … Continue reading
Posted in Alternative Perspectives, Beliefs, Dementia & Other Issues of the Elderly Years, Elderly Caretaking, Experiences of Life, Lessons of Life, Properties of Life, The Passages in Life, the Process of Aging, the Process of Life, Values of Life
Tagged Getting the Help She Needed to Care for Her Aging Mother, No Need to Handle it Alone, the Golden Rule of Caring for Another
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She Looks at Me, But Doesn’t, Recognize Me, at All…
She looks at me, but doesn’t, recognize me, at all, as I’d, reached for her hand, she’d, reacted by, drawing her hands, back, but I’m, her granddaughter, or at least, last I checked, I still, am!!! She looks at me, … Continue reading
Why Do People Get Sick?
A believer of, KARMA, of what goes ‘round, comes, ‘round, but sometimes, it doesn’t, WORK that way, but hey, don’t let ME deter you from believing in WHAT you want to believe!!! Translated… My cold caused me to cough for … Continue reading
Posted in Alternative Perspectives, Beliefs, Cost of Living, Experiences of Life, Facts, Philosophies of Life, Properties of Life, the Consequences of Life, the Process of Aging, the Process of Life, Wayward Values
Tagged Falling Ill, Illnesses Believed to Be Caused by Bad Karma, Rationalizations, Wanting a Logical Explanation of Why You Fell Ill
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The False Scares of Dementia for the Elderly Parents Around the Holidays
From the Neurologist’s Office, off of the Front Page Sections, translated… The New Year’s coming, working in the giant tall white towers, I can’t help, but share some things with the rest, something I’d, discovered, around the holidays. Every year … Continue reading
Posted in Aging Well, Dementia & Other Issues of the Elderly Years, Elderly Caretaking, Experiences of Life, Lessons of Life, Opinions, Philosophies of Life, Properties of Life, The Passages in Life, the Process of Aging, the Process of Life, Values of Life
Tagged False Scares, Spend More Time with One's Own Elders
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The Reports of Elderly Committing Suicide on the Hike for the Past Five Years in Taipei & Hsinbei Cities
Suicide rates among the elderly on the hike here, from the Newspapers, translated… The city of Taipei, will be marching into the era of the extremely elderly persons by 2025, but the city councilmen found, that between 2009 and 2018, … Continue reading
Posted in Beliefs, Facts, Lessons of Life, Properties of Life, the Consequences of Life, the Process of Aging, the Process of Life, The Trials of Life, Values of Life
Tagged Deterioration of the Mind & Body, Setting Up an Effective Safety Net, Suicide Rates of the Elderly in the Population, Trends
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Life, the Obstacle Course 