It’s pretty safe to say that we’ve all experienced death. Close by or from afar. But sitting by watching a loved one go through the process of dying is new for me. I was not present at the time of death of my Love, my parents, or my grandparents. I have participated in codes and…
Rise Up and Be Thankful Thankfulness, in a world of uncertainty- media spewing worst-case scenarios, virus spreading, people dying, cities on lock-down, countries in crisis, what on earth do we have to be thankful for? If we listen to the noise, nothing… If we listen to our hearts, everything… I am thankful that my daughter…
My Five things for today: 1. Talking to my daughter via what’s app (still in London) early this morning 2. She is well 3. Flying out tomorrow to come back to the US 4. FaceTime with my Aunt who is in a rehab facility and can’t have visitors 5. For technology that keeps us connected…
Good morning! It’s been a long time since I’ve started the day Happy So long that I hesitate to type it out loud But today I woke up and thought, what’s this new thing? Happy? Seriously? So here we go: Grateful for time spent with an old friend who actually smiled for a picture Great…
I drove four hours today for work overnight the first of three nights alone in a strange place. Not such a big deal- for a regular business traveler, but for me, it was huge! This is the first big trip alone first hotel stay alone. Sure, I’ve traveled since, well you know, since my Love…
Today’s sunrise was spectacular it reminded me that life goes on and every day is an opportunity to give thanks. Today I would like to give thanks for the visit I received two nights ago. My Love came in a dream He woke me up from a dead sleep at 3 AM. In the dream…
I am grateful that my Love was under the care of wonderful Hospice/Palliative Medicine (HPM) Physicians during the last six months of his life. I wanted to publicly thank them on this platform for some time but until today couldn’t find the words. My Love resisted HPM. Only after much discussion (read arm-twisting or strong…
