Distance

Daddy would have been 107 today.   Twenty-nine days in the hospital‘s care; Six times I’ve driven to check on you there. Thirty-some times by the telephone line asking of you and appeasing my mind. Thirty two years since I left […]

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Grown-ups

But once parents become ill and need our help, suddenly we assume the role of the grown-up, and they become a little like our children—a role reversal that is unsettling all around. ~ Richmond, L. . Aging as a Spiritual Practice […]

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