How many kids should you have? I’ve heard a number of responses to this question. Enough to make a string quartet. Enough to make a basketball team. Enough to make a baseball team. …
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This past Mother’s Day was bitter-sweet. We headed to Orlando for the day to celebrate the one-year birthday of one of Melanie’s friends. The celebration was in a backyard with about 20 adults and…
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As of this writing, the US has averaged over 200,000 cases of the coronavirus in the past week and around 3,000 deaths per day. In fact, the coronavirus now surpasses heart disease as the…
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At age 58, it was the third time in his life he had colon cancer. The first time was in 2007 at age 45. In one of his presentations describing his journey, Naren James…
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I’m excited this week. We get to close on a house after weeks of hunting, decision-making and negotiations. After being limited to only telemedicine for the last several months, I now get to start…
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It doesn’t feel like it, but it’s my happy birthday. Mom died three months ago but sometimes it still feels like yesterday. It’s a year of firsts after the death of a loved one…
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Dear Family and Friends, We grieve the loss of a dear friend, auntie, sister, grandmother, mother and wife. Nida Asumbrado Roquiz was all things to us. The gaping hole in our hearts will never…
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Yesterday Mom passed away. It was painful. But oddly it was beautiful, too.…
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Yesterday, the realization hit me. Mother’s arms and legs were puffy and weeping. Her legs were covered with a soft blue boot with velcro to prevent pressure ulcers. Both wrists were in restraints. The…
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We faced a big decision yesterday. We’re well into our third week with Mom on a ventilator. In the first week she responded to intubation. Within days they were considering removing her breathing tube…
