As I went hastily down the familiar corridor and entered the elevator, I pushed the button. Then time went in reverse and all that old pain and grief came rushing in like a flood. The perimeters of thar cubicle bulging out like a bloated bag and ready to burst. This was way too familiar and…

Monday was Memorial Day. We used to call it decoration day and the whole family went to the cemetery to put flowers on the loved ones graves. Now its looked at as a three day weekend and with cremations the thing its not a special day anymore. I came across the journal that I was…

I am finally back home and not without an additional asset. I have a brand new hip. Body parts, being scarce for people my age, make me feel so entitled. My surgeon said the cap is pink…ok, thats exciting, I said and like who will ever know. Oh well I cannot tell you how wonderful…

Have three years gone by already? Seems like yesterday and forever ago, all at the same time. Talking to others who are on this journey, we all seem to agree with that statement. Remembering when paperwork smothered your breathing and drowned your waking moments. Did you wonder what you would cook, how much to cook,…