A detour amidst all the blessings.

A detour in life. Yes, that’s the way a woman on the Alzheimer’s message board looks at her role as a care-giver. First for her father. Then her mother. But she still insists that she has a good life. Because she’s basically happy. Counting her blessings. Including a husband that she dearly loves. They’ve been married for 24 years. And she has children, too. Of course, she wishes her parents didn’t have Alzheimer’s. But it happens. Amidst all the blessings. A mix. A detour. She’s really got a good grasp on life. She’s my kind of people. I like her already. Without ever having formally met her. –Jim Broede