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Thanksgiving
“Gratitude, not understanding, is the secret to joy and equanimity.” – Anne Lamott Maki, Justine, and I are especially thankful for our friends and family, all the support we have been given—all the hugs, help, and humor. And most of all…the fact that Vernon continues to heal—with his personality and wit intact. We are beyond…
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Good Grief
‘You cannot protect yourself from sadness without protecting yourself from happiness.” —Jonathan Sarfan Foer I was pleased to find that Vernon had been woken up early this morning for physical therapy. It must have worn him out as he was pretty tired by the time I arrived. And by the time he was transferred to the…
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Six Months
This weekend marks six months since Vernon’s accident. Of course I find this significant for a number of reasons. I’ve been told it takes at least a year to recover from a brain injury, dependent on the severity. I imagine Vernon’s will take longer, but IF it took a year, we would be half way there!…
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The Guy with the Amazing Story
It was an interesting day. It feels like things are shifting all around us, although we are still in the same little nursing home room in Newport. Lois came up again, this time with Nancy, a family friend and Physical Therapist, who hoped to get her own general assessment of Vernon’s current physical state. She…
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The Holy Grail
I was kind of nervous about how I’d find Vernon this morning, as he was so sluggish the past few days. But he seemed much more alert, ready to chat about dreams and music and also do some leg exercises. I had told the nurses I wanted them to cut back on the dose of drug that…
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A Shift in the Wind
Life isn’t all hard. I just came home from a wonderful party with beloved people (a THANKSGIVING party, no less) and I was even able to bring the kids, who found their own buddies to tuck away with. I think going to parties with my kids (not going to kid-parties) is one of my favorite things…
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Life isn’t all hard. I just came home from a wonderful party with beloved people (a THANKSGIVING party, no less) and I was even able to bring the kids, who found their own buddies to tuck away with. I think going to parties with my kids (not going to kid-parties) is one of my favorite things…
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Life isn’t all hard. I just came home from a wonderful party with beloved people (a THANKSGIVING party, no less) and I was even able to bring the kids, who found their own buddies to tuck away with. I think going to parties with my kids (not going to kid-parties) is one of my favorite things…
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A Shift in the Wind
Life isn’t all hard. I just came home from a wonderful party with beloved people (a THANKSGIVING party, no less) and I was even able to bring the kids, who found their own buddies to tuck away with. I think going to parties with my kids (not going to kid-parties) is one of my favorite things…
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Humble Pie
“If we become increasingly humble about how little we know, we may be more eager to search.” John Templeton Oh! This week, this weekend. I think its been the hardest one for me yet. I am totally fine about Maki having a fun slumber party, remembering to pay my bills, getting the kids to school…