Retired reference librarian • Pianist • My dad's caregiver. I write about music, family, and Alzheimer's disease. Trying to make the world better. 🎹 📚💜
East Lansing, Michigan
Joined August 2017
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At least 55 million people worldwide are living with #AlzheimersDisease.
You know a child who needs this book.
amazon.com/Doll-Grandma-Stor…
#dementia #memorycare #memoryloss #grandparents #caregiving #aging #TeachersPick #ENDAlz
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Paulette B Sharkey author of A DOLL FOR GRANDMA retweeted
I'm working on fulfilling requests for books from local schools that have been flooded out due to Hurricane Helene and have received a few specific requests from teachers. Will post in comments below...
#KidLit #HurricaneHelene #WNC #FloodOfBooks
My 6-yr-old grandson got his new soccer uniform. It has a big number 1 on the shirt.
He was disappointed because "Everybody else's number is bigger."
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I'm trying to teach my dad how to dictate, and then send, a text message. Pretty hilarious undertaking.
#elderlyparent #technology #iphone
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Paulette B Sharkey author of A DOLL FOR GRANDMA retweeted
My community in Western NC was devastated by #HurricaneHelene. Several #teachers have asked for books to give to K-12 students who lost everything. One school #library was flooded.
DM me for info. Let's flood them with #books!
#KidLit #WritingCommunity #NorthCarolinaFlood #WNC
Wrote a text, put in a #semicolon, stared at it for a while, took it out.
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My best friend in high school was allowed to spend all day Saturday #reading.
Meanwhile, over at my house, I was rousted out of bed early to get started on my chores.
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I saw a display of #pumpkinspice #dog biscuits in the store yesterday.
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I wonder how old I have to be before I stop feeling guilty about curling up with a book. When I was growing up, if my dad saw me #reading something other than a textbook, he gave me a chore. To him, reading for pleasure wasn't a valid way to spend time.
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Looks like someone climbed a ladder and dabbed this tree with a paint brush.
#fallcolor #autumn #Michigan
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Paulette B Sharkey author of A DOLL FOR GRANDMA retweeted
I will donate a copy of my #picturebook, A DOLL FOR GRANDMA, to any interested participant in the Oct 13th #Lansing #Michigan Walk to End #Alzheimers.
You know a child who needs this book.
amazon.com/dp/150645738X?ref…
#ENDALZ @alzmichigan @alzassociation
Paulette B Sharkey author of A DOLL FOR GRANDMA retweeted
I love this book. It's a gentle, simple way for kids to learn about alzheimer's.
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So far, it appears that my 70s will be the stage of life when all my #regrets come home to roost in my brain.
#aging #mentalhealth
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Nice drum beat coming through the window of my home office in #EastLansing this morning as the @MSUMarchingBand rehearses for today's game.
The band is my favorite part of #football!
#spartans
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I will donate a copy of my #picturebook, A DOLL FOR GRANDMA, to any interested participant in the Oct 13th #Lansing #Michigan Walk to End #Alzheimers.
You know a child who needs this book.
amazon.com/dp/150645738X?ref…
#ENDALZ @alzmichigan @alzassociation
My grandson adores his little sister. This is how he greets her when he comes out of his kindergarten class and finds her waiting for him. #familylove #siblings #siblinglove #brotherandsister
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