A Different Kind of Alzheimer’s Book

A Grandson and Grandmother together in The Living End, A Memoir of Forgiving and Forgetting.

“Being a grandparent is like all the joy of being a parent, multiplied, with minimal responsibilities.”

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This is a comment by bobbt on the post “Grandfatherhood: A Baggage-Free Relationship”.

Life at a Funeral

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“A tree doesn’t rid itself of its rings.” Brandon Ferdig is shaken by the death of his grandmother, and chooses to remember how her life connected with his.

Strangers on a Train

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William Lucas Walker talks about how four strangers on a train are changing grandparenting.

Ten Things I’ve Learned From My Family Trip to California

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Josh Bowman Learned a Lot About His Family in California

Guestpost #25: Tonia Krauser and (her dog) Oliver – Ten things I’ve learned from my 90 year-old Irish grandmother/Ten things I’ve learned from being a working dog

Tonia Krauser is my friend and colleague and I’m her ride ho (she drives me to work most mornings) and Oliver is her dog. Tonia is a marketing whiz who holds it all together at Second Harvest, and a real party animal. Oliver likes to whiz, and is also a real party animal. Tonia’s grandmother still [...]