“Grandma! Can I go outside to play?” I almost spit out my coffee when I heard 8-year-old Caden’s jubilant request. Caden is my friend’s grandson who was visiting during his school’s Fall break. The weather was perfect for playing outside, but his request is something I rarely hear from kids his age. Lately it seems …
“Why does Grandpa’s hands shake so bad?” my daughter asked after dinner. We hadn’t seen my dad in a few weeks and the symptoms of his Parkinson’s disease were already evident. His hands were shaking so bad that his green beans kept falling from his fork. After dinner, while watching Wheel of Fortune, I glanced …
