That Unspeakable Disease

Dementia: Unspeakable Disease
February 6, 2023

What an Unspeakable Disease is not If a friend complains of a headache, I suggest a Tylenol. If the headache is very serious, or if there is severe back pain, I prescribe my Dad’s non-opiate recipe he got from his pain doctor: Two extra-strength Tylenol capsules and two 200 mg Motrin tablets, taken at the same time. They work on different neural pathways. It has become my standby for nagging…

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Liminal Space: Floating Between Past and Future Tense

Liminal Stage Chrysalis
September 22, 2019

Liminal space–that place in life where you are between what was and what’s next. That strange place resting between where you’ve been and where you’re going. It feels strange, scary and exciting all at once. Becoming a widow can put one into that exact position. So might a job or marital change. It’s not unlike a rite of passage. I was widowed New Year’s Day, 2019. Mike’s death was sudden,…

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