Degeneration is painful to witness, but even more painful to experience. The tasks one might previously have been able to…
Articles by Mary Beth Skylis
“Jim Rice was a nice guy,” Dad told me one afternoon late last summer. “He walked into my office when…
Every time I step foot in a new country, I dive into the local culture to try to intimately understand…
Self-care sometimes gets a reputation for being a woo-woo practice — something that’s unconventional and has little scientific data…
When my parents moved into their current house about 10 years ago, one thing they quickly learned about the…
My dad, who has Parkinson’s disease, has experienced some weight loss recently. I have theories about that. I think…
The sun peeked through the window at 8 a.m. on a weekday morning, and I found myself wanting to shut…
I was texting with my dad a few weeks ago when he told me something that stopped me in my…
I’m on the phone with a technology expert from the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department — the…
“Hi, Mom,” I say after hitting the green button on my phone. “How are you?” “Hi, honey. I’m doing well,”…