Leaving The Door Open

Keeping it Real Storytelling

I Have A Tale to Tell

I have to share upfront that I am unabashedly piggybacking off of Vicki Atkinson’s post about the power of song and its cathartic abilities to bring us to tears in certain moments; particularly while in the car. Click here for her post. Her post got…
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April 6, 2020

Finding Joy in Your 80’s & 90’s 2.0

There are a couple of reasons why I’m re-posting this piece I shared last August (with a couple of additions.) First, this week would have…
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March 23, 2020

My Mom Is On Lockdown

On the evening of Monday, March 16th, my 89-year-old mother Ginny’s Independent/Assisted living facility was placed on lockdown. No one in and no one out…
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March 11, 2020

My Cancer Treatments: Holding On

(This week’s post is part of my side series covering my cancer treatments.) On the third day after my third round of chemo, I pulled…
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February 27, 2020

Questions: A Story About a Senior Housing Lease

My primary goal with writing this post is to get input from readers. We had an experience a few months ago with an Independent/Assisted Living…
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