The cancer yearTeri RosadoJuly 28, 20265 min read
The song I wrote as a gift for myself
I did not write it to release it. I wrote it because I needed to hear someone say the thing out loud, and nobody was going to say it for me.
Writing
I write the things I needed somebody to say out loud.
Essays by Teri Rosado on caring for a parent, on why music still reaches people dementia has taken, and on the year she spent in treatment. Martin Mudd writes the Veterans benefits pieces. Nothing here is written by a committee.
CaregivingTeri RosadoJuly 14, 20266 min read
Why music reaches people dementia has taken
A woman who had not said her daughter's name in a year sang the whole second verse. Nobody in that room was ready for it, including me.
Faith and purposeTeri RosadoJune 30, 20264 min read
What I wrote while I was in treatment
Twelve pages of nothing anyone would publish, and the only reason I got through some of those weeks.
CaregivingTeri RosadoJune 12, 20267 min read
Choosing home care in Orlando without the guesswork
Five questions that tell you more about an agency than any brochure, and the two answers that should make you walk away.
CaregivingMartin MuddJuly 8, 20266 min read
VA Aid and Attendance: what actually slows a claim down
Most claims I see are not denied. They are delayed, and almost always for the same three reasons.
CaregivingTeri RosadoJuly 2, 20265 min readEn español
La musica llega donde las palabras ya no
Escribo esto en espanol porque muchas de las familias con las que trabajo en Orlando hablan espanol en casa, y merecen leerlo en su idioma.
The reset journal, free
Twelve pages built from what Teri wrote during treatment. Prompts, not advice, for anyone in a year that is asking too much of them.