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A funny, sarcastic Mom writes about trying for joy while losing her Mom to Alzheimer's. Patti's writing is real, silly and sad, just like dementia is.

"You look just like your mother!" And other terrible things people say
"You look just like your mother!" And other terrible things people say
Patricia CruzJune 4, 2017
I am here now: Mom forgot who I am
I am here now: Mom forgot who I am
Patricia CruzMarch 28, 2017
Postpartum Depression is For Wimps
Postpartum Depression is For Wimps
Patricia CruzMarch 28, 2017
My Holiday Safety Plan
My Holiday Safety Plan
Patricia CruzDecember 23, 2016
Visiting My Hometown: Can you ever really go home again?
Visiting My Hometown: Can you ever really go home again?
Patricia CruzOctober 12, 2016
Memory Flash- The amazing moments of clarity in between confusion
Memory Flash- The amazing moments of clarity in between confusion
Patricia CruzAugust 9, 2016
ANXIETY!!! after someone has been sick
ANXIETY!!! after someone has been sick
Patricia CruzJuly 5, 2016
How to Enjoy Father's Day When Your Own Awesome Dad is Gone
How to Enjoy Father's Day When Your Own Awesome Dad is Gone
Patricia CruzJune 17, 2016
Burrito theory: Or, Why I Don't Cry Often
Burrito theory: Or, Why I Don't Cry Often
Patricia CruzMay 20, 2016
How we got a diagnosis of Alzheimer's Disease
How we got a diagnosis of Alzheimer's Disease
Patricia CruzMay 10, 2016
Instructions for Mom
Instructions for Mom
Patricia CruzApril 25, 2016
I made a lamb cake. Because "that is what we do"
I made a lamb cake. Because "that is what we do"
Patricia CruzApril 4, 2016
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This is so you know it’s not a pastel picture of me doing something related to Mother’s Day. It’s also so everyone knows my son cheated on this one. He said it’s what a dinosaur says but I think he just had a whole mess of &ld
Mother’s Day is in six days. After such a big loss like losing a parent, don’t wing it! You need a plan, just like I did. So I made one for us. Tryingforjoy.net and then click under “blog” to see the Mother’s Day Plan.
Sunrise at the @smokymountainnationalpark was so amazing. Yesterday marked 10 years since Dad passed. It feels like so much time has passed. I wrote about how different grief is now, how I sort of feel like an orphan even though I’m not a kid a
Thank you @cabincreekside for thinking of the kids with this Airbnb rental!! Amazing basement!
In this “cool down” pool (it is probably not really called this) is my buddy and his swim bestie. They had just swam their first 100 back stroke. He was so so scared to do 3 flip turns, to swim that far in a race, and to be a beginner on
When in Manayunk, come play some old school video games and eat some homemade ice cream! @tubbyrobot #summerfridays #vanillaplease
These carrots were purchased by my husband on a camping trip when he told me the store had “lots of veggies”. We didn’t eat them. So then we gave them a car ride back from @shenandoahnps (amazing, go there if you haven’t and s
I’ve been writing again. No, not about rainbows. About eulogies and grief. Because nothing says summer like eulogies! Please read (Writing the Best Eulogy Ever- A Step By Step Guide- link in bio) and send to your friends/family that might be st
My son brought this home last night. His art teacher had the K students create a paper version of an “ugly doll”. Then the 6th graders turned those paper creations into real life “stuffies”. He was overwhelmed at how they got
For those of you grieving this winter and remembering family, I wrote about a year without Mom. ..."But it’s really hard for me to remember Mom as her full self. Do I erase the years of watching her slowly die to get to the deeper memories
 

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