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Just One of Those Days
I took the kids up today to see Vernon. Justine was all ready to play doctor in her dress-up uniform. And Maki had loaded the iPad with music to share. But we were stopped at the door with the telltale signs of a patient in isolation. Thankfully, Justine was allowed to go in as long as she…
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Faith is the Bird
“Faith is the bird that feels the light and sings when the dawn is still dark.” —Rabindranath Tagore I want to say thank you to everyone who reached out to me with encouragement after last night’s post. I am still feeling the feelings, but I haven’t lost hope. Or faith. I do have another plan for another…
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Painting the Walls
“When I am painting I have a general notion as to what I am about. I can control the flow of paint: there is no accident.” Jackson Pollock Well, I am not without accidents in my painting ever…even in my current project of painting the rooms of the house. I may not be able to…
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The Kids are Alright
The kids and I went up to see Vernon on this rare rainy day. He wasn’t at his best, which always concerns me when the kids are around. I worry that they will not understand this “two steps forward-one step back” momentum of recovery, but I should’t have been surprised that they handled it in…
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The Power of Touch
“When you touch a body, you touch the whole person, the intellect, the spirit, and the emotions.” Jane Harrington I joined Sandy on her Vernon-visit today, and got to witness her gift of touch as she massaged essential oils into Vernon’s skin. She’s been doing this every Friday, and he obviously loves it. …
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Blue Suede Shoes
Happy 80th Birthday, Elvis! How do I know? Well, they were discussing it in the activity room/dining hall today. The Activity Director had everyone in a circle and read facts about Elvis’s life. His father’s name was Vernon and had actually been in prison at one point as well as falling on hard times…
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Baby/Geniuses
Good news of great joy. A very special baby arrived on this day (1 am.) Welcome to our world, Miss Maisy Imogen Adams! Isn’t she lovely? I feel she deserves a special mention on this blog because she belongs to Chris and Erin Adams, who have been such a close part of Vernon’s recovery journey from…
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Moving Day
What a privilege to have so many hands helping us with our move. Some were close friends and some just willing volunteers, who heard we needed a hand. It was remarkable: I counted at least 18 people that showed up between the two houses. We only moved two blocks away, but still, there was quite a…
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Week 32
As I was not able to visit Vernon today, some of his other friends brought him company. Our dear friends Joe and Nancy Severson and Sandy Hazen, who have already visited on numerous occasions, sent me pictures of their time together. Sandy must have been taking them, as she isn’t showing up in these. (Sandy, by…
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HNY
I wish I had more to report from my visit with Vernon today, but since he was a little sick (a bit of cold an nausea, nothing serious, just uncomfortable) I can only say that he handles these things with a newfound gentlemanly flair. No, its not newfound… more like amplified. I love it, though…