Few things in life can fully capture the impact a loved one can have on us. For me, my grandparents held a very special place in my heart as they were instrumental in my life from the time I was born. While both my grandfathers passed away many years ago, the first of my two cherished grandmothers ...
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After Job Loss and Brain Surgery
Having just undergone my sixth surgery, clearly I'm qualified to write about the healing process. My first taste of major surgery was thrust on me at the youthful age of 25, and it was brain surgery at that. ...
‘Pink Ladies’ Form Friendship Late in Life
It's never too late to make a new friend, or to visit someone you love and make lasting memories, or so I learned. It might seem that by the time you've landed in a senior residence facility you might have made all the friends you're going to make in this life. But this wasn't true for Elaine and ...
Forever Changed
Written for my sister when she had her first child, this poem captures - for me - the incredible change I felt when I became a mother for the first time: Perfect feet, curled in position Newborn smell, you capture me. ...
Growing Through Failure in the New Year
Here we are at another year, the clock still ticks onward, seconds lead to minutes, which add up to hours, days and weeks. Although most of civilization aims to focus on accomplishments and goals for the New Year, how would it look differently if we were to measure our lives in terms of overcoming ...