The light on the message machine was lit on Saturday afternoon. My mother pressed the button and listened: "Hi, This is Terry, I got a new job so I can't help you anymore." That's the extent of the call. In a few seconds, our seemingly stable life got...

Yesterday I came home from work and my father quickly informed me that my mother's life-long friend died sooner than anyone expected. Mom was upstairs napping (as is the norm) after she had endured a few hours of tears. More devastation on top of the...

Dad is to take the van back in the morning to the dealer so they can finish what they never started in the first place. My brother and I are somewhat closer these days after I attempted an apology at Thanksgiving for being such a shitty uncle to the...

The phone rang. The weekend caregiver got a new job. Notice? Are you kidding? So long caregiver.      NEXT!