Latest Blog Posts for The Grim Reality

• Really?
  on Dec 31, 2015
  I have learned not to say "it can not get worse."Note to self: It can.I have learned to love the small moments of joy... I have come to believe that celebrating the small moments each day can out weigh the possibility of a large ass "Hey! I won the L...
• 2015
  on Dec 30, 2015
  2015 kicked my ass.  I am not ashamed of this.... I am proud that I survived it!  Dealing with a suicidal teen, grad school classes to maintain teaching certification, my father's dementia, 2 concussions, and a plethora of bullshit made me...
• For realsies? How can you be so cold?
  on Jan 20, 2015 in depression grumpy misc. pain wtf
  I know that my life is not "normal".  I get it that many can not relate to me because my son tried to kill himself nearly 2 years ago and my dad suffers from rapidly progressing dementia. But really, can people be so clueless when they know my c...
• Dementia... are they really calling him?
  on Jan 11, 2015 in dementia depression hope suicide
  Dad says he is getting calls from a reporter wanting to interview him.  His phone is his lifeline and yet it sometimes holds unpredictable dangers.  I wish I could be there to protect him always.  He is so confused.  My brother wi...
• Grief
  on Jan 9, 2015 in grief suicide willtolive
  When my son attempted suicide almost 2 years ago I was lost.  I thought if we just survived those first few days our problems would be over.  This was just a fluke, right?  My world was rocked and I didn't know up from down.  I di...
• Dementia
  on Apr 1, 2014 in aging dad dementia
  Dementia seems like a scary but not crazy diagnosis.  Vascular Dementia is different from Alzheimer's Disease.  Pick your poison, they both devastate your world.  The sad thing for my dad is that he knows he is losing his mind (cogniti...
• on Mar 16, 2014
  Where to begin?  It has been a crazy year.  My son who has a sleep disorder developed an eating disorder and attempted suicide one year ago this week.  Wonder Boy is way too intellectual.  If you don't function with faith in this...
• Odd Happiness
  on Mar 15, 2014
  So it feels strange to be happy in my current circumstance, but I am!  My son is at a public bowling alley with his friends he met at "the looney bin."  He calls it that and I think this means he is getting healthier.  He tried to kill...
• Happy
  on Feb 23, 2013
  Life has such ups and downs. As I watch my father age I am sad.  As I watch my children grow, I am happy.  I miss those I have lost but I have hope for the future.  It is so nice when friends from the past reach out to me to reconnect.
• on Jun 30, 2012
  Wow, I've been away from blogger for so long I do not recognize the interface!Life has been so busy.  I am still grateful that I have a 2nd career as a teacher.  My worst day teaching is still a very rewarding experience.  Working with...

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