by Jeni Martinez | Dec 7, 2023 | Aging, Alzheimer's, American Yogi in Spain, Americans in Gijon, Ex-pats in Spain, Language, Travel
The rain was coming down hard on Monday, hitting the windows of the classroom and creating a waterfall down to the sidewalk. I was sitting at a long table, watching my teacher write hiragana (Japanese characters) on the chalk board. Since it was my first class at...
by Jeni Martinez | Apr 7, 2020 | Alzheimer's, Caregiver/daughter, Dogs, Downsizing, Family, Kindness, Letting Go, Life and Death, Marriage, Yoga
Lately, hearing the word unprecedented has felt like a trigger. That and the word uncertain. I’ve been trying to figure out why I am so pushed by these words? Is it just the frequency that they are being used by politicians and newscasters? Or how they are...
by Jeni Martinez | Mar 22, 2020 | Alzheimer's, Caregiver/daughter, Family, Food, Kindness, Letting Go, Life and Death, Yoga
Mom would’ve been 87 this Wednesday, March 25th. Of course, I didn’t always think she was right about everything, but it turns out a few things she taught me have stuck. I’ve felt so grateful these past few weeks that she died in March 2019 and not...
by Jeni Martinez | May 19, 2019 | Alzheimer's, Caregiver/daughter, Family, Life and Death
Five weeks after Mom died, I decided to take stock of my own health. I no longer had the distraction or excuse of having to “take care of Mom.” Since we had moved to Tacoma, I was determined to find a doctor I liked, closer to our new place. On the recommendation of a...
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