She sounded upset when she called. “What’s wrong, mom,” I asked with concern. My dad, her husband, died almost two years ago after 62 years of marriage. I have heard my mom upset many times since he was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s about ten years ago. My mom has braved all the changes and the …
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COMPLICATED FATHERS
By Dr. Patricia Bay My relationship with my dad was complicated. I never fully realized just how convoluted it was until I wrote his eulogy. It was easy to expound on his honor, integrity, work ethic and his service to our country in the Navy. Harder to explain, was the challenge to understand …
Successful dating is about not settling…
"I Didn't Settle" By Dr. Patricia L. Bay, Psy.D. "I can't believe that it was only a couple of years ago that I felt that life was not worth living, " she said with a wry smile, her eyes twinkling. Reaching down to pull the lever that made my office chair recline, she continued, "I …