Category: Reflections
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May 10, 2023
Post by Hans van der Kolk Debra, the love of my life, died on May 8th. 2023 Her bucket list was almost empty. But she still wanted to write a book. “Dying with Debra” is that book. I am not much of a writer; I am more visual and have an absolutely wonderful 16-year-long movie playing…
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May 6, 2023
saying goodbye Oldest son, Jake turned 35 yesterday and we accomplished the family mission to be together for the great momentous occasion
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April 22, 2023
What do you see first when you look at this beautiful mosaic made for Hans and me by our good friend Donna Slawsky? Do you notice a little cat head flower? How about the dog flower?…can you see the initial D and the initial H? It is such a beautiful, handmade gift that we will…
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April 19, 2023
Me and my Snoopy Dog My style not Jake’s style Candy by my bedside. Sweetness in my reach. Thankful for another day on tiny bites of these.
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April 13, 2023
Jake and Krista have arrived. They both always bring so much energy and positivity with their visits. Jake has comfortably moved himself into the guest house and set up his office so he can stay through early May. Krista will have best of both worlds and be able to go back-and-forth between our house and…
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April 6, 2023
There’s no place like home there’s no place like home It was sparkling to get home today to such a clean and well attended home. My new meds glistening in the sunlight of the kitchen while delicious homebase food from friends tempted our tummies. Flowers from my sister. Best wishes from all. Fear not. The…
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March 4, 2023
WRongo That was one of the many “endearing” names my dad held for my mom. Mom had the worst sense of direction that I have ever experienced or have ever experienced to date. Actually, maybe she had a perfect sense directions because she was almost 100% likely to navigate in the opposite direction than was…
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April 3, 2023
I woke up to my delicious 1/2 popsicle stick, …cautiously I have been adding food to my huge repertoire with a very big sarcasm on huge by the way. My goal this week has been to find foods that will not create nausea while I take all the anti nausea medication delivery away from the…
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April 1, 2023
Happy April fools day. I wonder if any of us know where that tradition came from🤪 Some historians speculate that April Fools’ Day dates back to 1582, when France switched from the Julian calendar to the Gregorian calendar, as called for by the Council of Trent in 1563. Under the Julian Calendar, like the Hindu…
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March 29,2023
So it turns out to be true that time goes fast when you sleep it all away. I have been in my induced sleep since Saturday and am still astounded as the days and nights disappear. 🥱 As I mentioned before, the facilities are quite lovely. I cannot attest to the food but I have…
Dying with Debra 