A Gift of Joy
By Melissa Vaughan | Published on Jul 15, 2013
My mother kept a diary her whole life. In the last couple of years her entries in her diary would only be a few lines, but what wonderful lines! Like “A beautiful day,” or “Missy took me to McDonald’s, had so much fun.” Her last […]
A Moving Tribute to Barbara Taylor Vaughan and her daughter, Missy.
By Pattie Lockard | Published on Jun 20, 2013
Some of our listeners and visitors to our Nurse Talk blog might have heard us talk about the touching account of life with Alzheimer’s written by Barbara Taylor Vaughan and her daughter Missy. Both of them have contributed to our blog and shared their powerful story about Barbara’s diagnosis of Alzheimer’s […]
Its OK to Go
By Melissa Vaughan | Published on Jun 5, 2013
My mom sleeps…about 22 hours a day now…she is up for maybe 20 minutes at a time….I miss her and shes still here with me…..I miss her real loud laugh, her giggles, her smile…..I miss hearing her talk, her voice calling my name….her voice now […]
Be Careful What You Wish For
By Barbara Taylor Vaughan | Published on May 13, 2013
When I was pregnant I always prayed that my babies would be healthy, and have ten fingers and toes. I had so many miscarriages after my son was born that I never thought I would have another baby. When I was pregnant with Missy, I […]
I’m Not Scared Anymore
By Barbara Taylor Vaughan | Published on Apr 21, 2013
Last night I told Missy why I am so happy. I told her why everything is OK and why I am not scared of Alzheimer’s anymore. One of my good friends died a few weeks ago, they wouldn’t let me go see her. The nursing […]
Old Age Comes So Quickly
By Barbara Taylor Vaughan | Published on Mar 26, 2013
Old age comes so quickly. One day you are working, having children, cleaning house and then you wake up one morning and poof – you are old, have Alzheimer’s and have to have someone do everything for you. I sometimes think, “Oh I wish I […]
What I Know Now
By Barbara Taylor Vaughan | Published on Jan 14, 2013
To do it all over again, in my life, would I change anything? Oh yes, some things…but over all…no. I would correct the stupid mistakes I made, and spend more of my time with my family…go on more vacations, spend time that I didn’t think […]
A Christmas List
By Melissa Vaughan | Published on Dec 21, 2012
I found Mom’s Christmas list, she had the nurse write it out for her. 1. Try and make everyone happy 2. Give hugs 3. Tell those that I love how much I love them 4. Take a picture in my mind so I never forget […]
Gratitude for Little Trinkets with Little Stories
By Barbara Taylor Vaughan | Published on Nov 22, 2012
Today I made my Christmas list out. I don’t have a lot of money to spend, so I thought I would give away things of mine that mean something to me and have a little story behind them for special friends and family. I have […]