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White hair & Weak hands

September 17, 2019 Noellie9 Comments

Scared and unsure is a look I've never seen on him before

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Posted in aging, family, Health, heartache, love, poetry, UncategorizedTagged aging, aging parents, compassion, daughters, dying, faith, family, fathers, Health, humanity, inspiration, life, poetry, religion, senior citizens, stroke survivor, strokes, tattoo, truth, understanding, writing

Buffalo Gals

September 3, 2019September 1, 2019 Noellie

The brain is most powerful when linked to the heart.

Posted in Health, love, music, stories, UncategorizedTagged 1800's, aging, aging parents, brain damage, buffalo gals, campfire songs, compassion, family, fun, generations, Health, humor, inspiration, kindness, learning, life, life lessons, love, music, radio, senior citizens, sense of humor, stroke, writing

A Roller Coaster Ride

May 14, 2019May 14, 2019 Noellie6 Comments

...Everyday I see him I say "I love you" because tomorrow is always uncertain.

Posted in aging, family, Health, Life thoughts, love, stories, UncategorizedTagged aging parents, Alzheimer's disease, brain damage, content, disability, elderly care, end of life, faith, family, handicapped, Health, humanity, humor, inspiration, life, parental care, senior citizens, stroke, stroke survivor, tattoo, truth, wheelchair bound, writing

Pigeon Forge, TN

April 17, 2019 Noellie2 Comments

The smokey Mountains are beautiful.

Posted in aging, family, Health, Life thoughts, photography, UncategorizedTagged aging parents, aquarium, cracker barrel, distillery, Dolly Parton, gatlinburg, grateful, handicapped, Health, inspiration, life, little pigeon river, pigeon forge, rivers, road trip, senior citizens, smokey mountiains, stroke survivor, tennessee, traveling, truth, waterfalls, wheel chairs

Love without a name

March 4, 2019March 4, 2019 Noellie10 Comments

Even on the worst days there are the best moments.

Posted in aging, family, Health, Life thoughts, love, stories, UncategorizedTagged aging, aging parents, brain, content, daughter, dementia, disability, faith, family, father, humanity, kindness, life, love, sadness, senior citizens, stroke, truth, writing

Fully fledged

January 29, 2019January 30, 2019 Noellie6 Comments

Holding tight to the porcelain edge Wishing to be the eagle upon my chest Wings spread and fully-fledged

Posted in aging, Health, Life thoughts, poetry, UncategorizedTagged aging, elderly, end of life, faith, humanity, inspiration, life, life span, long life, love kindness, mortality, old age, old school tattoos, poetry, remembering, senior citizens, the past, truth, veterans, wants, wishes, writing, youth

Reality Check

January 22, 2019January 24, 2019 Noellie6 Comments

Photograph by Eugene Richards for The New Yorker

I sincerely wish everyone could have the luck of living strong and healthy until old age then peacefully go to sleep waking with their beloved on the other side. However, that is not close to reality or how life works.

Posted in aging, family, Health, Life thoughts, stories, UncategorizedTagged abuse, aging, aging parents, Alzheimer's disease, bed sores, cultures, dementia, elderly abuse, end of life care, family, hospice care, hospice nurse, kindness, life, love, nursing homes, parental care, senior citizens, truth

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