Leaving The Door Open
Keeping it Real Storytelling
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Hiding in a Painting
I had finished weeding around the begonias in my grandfather’s garden as I did sometimes on Saturday mornings. I knew that he would be waiting inside for me. I was nervous about going in because I had something on my mind. I was 16 or…
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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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The Night Before
Originally posted on Inked In: It has been more than three years since my mother moved into a seniors’ home. But time hasn’t made the…
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Get Off of My Lawn: The Elderly and Negativity
About two months have passed since our decision to move my 88-year-old mother Ginny into a senior living facility. The best news we received in…
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Infusing Hope
When I arrived for my first chemotherapy treatment, my pulse was 121. It probably went higher as I waited for my doctor to review my…
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