In the midst of all these upbeat blog posts, I have to be truthful. I’ve been having a rough few weeks. I suppose that is why I’ve not shared a lot lately. Who wants to hear the bummer thing, stressing about decisions, finances, family, work, grief… Yeah, you caught that last one. In August Rich […]
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Category: Grief
Six Years Ago Today…
Today has been unusual, filled with mixed feelings of joy and sadness. As usual, I got my dates mixed up and was convinced that tomorrow was the 10th… still for no reason that I could explain, other than that a friend who spent the weekend with me wanted to know about Rich and how I […]
A Different Type of Memorial Day
As most of you know by now, in the Jewish year, the day starts in the evening. Hence, this evening is the beginning of Holocaust Memorial Day. The newspapers have been running stories about the Holocaust—those who died and those survived—daily, ever since Passover ended. In Israel, the focus is primarily on the 6 million […]
Trombone New Year
The year ended and began with many mixed feelings. Finding out that a family member’s cancer has returned, and that two of my first cousins have lost their spouses… I had just gotten an email from one of them a couple weeks ago… and suddenly her name has to be deleted from list of contacts? […]
Taking a Stand
When I was in nursing school in the 1970s, our class received a lecture from people in support of abortion. I was reprimanded by my instructors for inciting violent reactions by asking the questions, “how can you justify taking a life, regardless the age.” I did not apologize and I told the instructor that this […]