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I pour Cindy a mug of coffee, add a spoonful of raw sugar and a splash of coconut milk, then wait for the drink to cool a little. The wait also allows me to assess the best moment to hand … Continue reading
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Caregiver Activity – Memory Lane
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On a recent morning during breakfast the song “Ruby Jean and Billie Lee” by Seals and Croft came up on the iPod. This song sometimes moved me to tears when I listened to this same iPod in our tent on … Continue reading
Caregiver Activity – Company
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This past weekend my brother Bob and wife Jill came down from New Hampshire to visit us. They dropped by four consecutive days, Friday to Monday. The highlight was the games we played on Sunday afternoon, when yours truly might … Continue reading
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Two Sides, One Goal
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Usually I am well aware of Cindy lying next to me during the night. Unless she is in a deep sleep her body twitches, or even when she is still I can tell she is breathing because she invariably makes … Continue reading
Caregiver Activity – Games
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At one point I was concerned that Cindy might have an “accident.” Cindy, our daughter Serena, her boyfriend Kevin and I were gathered around the kitchen table playing a card version of “Family Feud.” Just as with the television version, … Continue reading
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Caregiver Activity – Walking
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Cindy and I hung a left off of Shepard Road, onto the woods road that brings you to Barbour Woods and the other Land Trust Trails. Each of us frequently walked and ran on these trails in the past. We … Continue reading
Caregiver Activity – Reading Out Loud
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I met Cindy in the fall of 1979, as part of a group based out of the University of Connecticut that would be spending the next school year preparing to thru-hike the Appalachian Trail. I already had graduated from UConn, … Continue reading
Hectic Schedule
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Serena and Kevin are now with us, though they are still unpacking. That is likely to continue for the rest of the month, ending about when Alison moves out for her new house. Midst such chaos scheduling anything is difficult … Continue reading
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The Care of Family
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Blog posts continue to be sparse for now because of hectic times on Emerson Street. Hectic times can cause stress, which in turn hurts brain health, but we are amidst a good type of hectic times. Our daughter Serena has … Continue reading
Out of Loss Comes Opportunity
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“What do you want to do with the food that’s spoiling?” our son Noah asked through our bedroom door when he returned that evening. Leading off with that comment, Noah induced a similar state of groggy confusion as occurred 31 … Continue reading