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In Loving Memory
Thank you to everyone who has accompanied me on the last 10 years of our journey with this incredibly difficult disease.
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Changemaker Challenges
In December, on a desperate search for community and belonging, I trekked (okay, flew) my way to Los Angeles, where it did indeed rain in Southern California. During this time I made connections and had conversations that were both enlightening and insightful. I don’t know what the future holds, but I can’t help but strongly…
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Am I Grieving Right?
Since my mother’s death, people have been asking me how I am doing… “no, really… how are you doing?” I am doing well. I’ve been spending time with friends and taking in some local sites. I hardly ever cry and most days, I’m not particularly sad. Which leads me to ask the question: “Am I…
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I Just Want You To Fly
Today, I’m okay, but tomorrow I could be completely unhinged. Similar to the ambiguous grief I experienced during the last decade since her diagnosis, “grief” grief will show up in a number of expected and unexpected ways.
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A Decade of Care
Though I feel unsure about some things, this I know for sure: the last decade of caregiving has taught me lessons I never would have learned otherwise.
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When one song ends, another begins
This part of the journey comes to an end, but the work continues and connections remain. – Aisha Adkins Transitions. They are the only pathways from where we are to where we want to be. Sometimes those pathways are paved and well-lit. Other times, they are actually dark alleyways covered in shards of broken bottles…
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Do We Know It’s Christmas?
I celebrate this holiday as a reminder that I am not alone in this world and that there is hope at the end of the longest, darkest tunnels.
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Don’t You Forget About Me
Community. Beyond being a cult classic NBC sitcom, it’s also a key institution to ancient and modern societies alike. At the onset of the pandemic, a lot of us mourned the communities that were so integral to our daily lives. Many folx took for granted the budding entrepreneur grinding every day at your local coffee…
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The Future Is Bright
These may not be the images that get the most likes on social media (unless you’re a celebrity), but they are often the moments that, when we close our eyes and settle into the contentment and satisfaction of an event, that we return to. Not the bucket list items or the show-stopping exhibitions.