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The Craft Market
“Community is a sign that love is possible in a materialistic world where people so often either ignore or fight each other. It is a sign that we don’t need a lot of money to be happy–in fact, the opposite.” Jean Vanier Oh! How can I express how wonderful the fundraiser for Vernon was this…
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Sans Oxygen Craft Market – Last Call 50% Off
Just a quick note to give a big THANK YOU to everyone who has come out to enjoy the market last night and today! As we’re coming to the end of our sale, we want to offer most of the remaining items at 50% OFF. 50% OFF Before 6 p.m.! Thanks again, and come on…
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Right Brain/Left Brain
Before I talk about Vernon, I want to make one last little plug for his fundraiser this weekend. I think it will be a great community get-together and a lot of talented people have donated their handmade goodness. San Clemente Art Supply —1531 N El Camino Real, San Clemente, California—Fri: 6-9 Fri party with music…
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Karaoke
“He who sings scares away his woes.” Cervantes Karaoke. That was the ‘activity’ in the rec room/dining hall of the subacute today. Vernon and I thought, why not? Its not like we had anything better to do. I don’t know if its a bi-monthly thing or what, but the sweet Activity Director that runs the microphone…
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Tis The Season
December has always been my favorite month because….CHRISTMAS! And here we are—it’s already Dec. 1st. Charles Dickens famously wrote: “I will honor Christmas in my heart and try to keep it all the year.” Words I try to live by, particularly in December. Unfortunately, in our commercialized society, it feels like the Black Friday/Cyber Monday shopping weekend has…
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Bedside Manner
Dr. Justine paid her dad a visit today. She turns into such a mini-grownup around him, in his state, calling him by his first name and giving him advice. Today’s bedside manner included hair-brushing, silly jokes, dancing, singing, and summersaults. And an original painting that he said was the most beautiful picture he’d ever seen.
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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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From Vernon
I asked Vernon if he wanted to say anything to the people who read the blog and this is what he said: Hi, how are you all doing?, I would love to come over next year sometime, and rent a flat nearby, Maki would obviously come with me because I’d rather he traveled with…