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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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…
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Last night we saw Mom through our phones. Without hair, you can now see the roundness of her head. Her face is slightly puffy. A tube protrudes from her mouth. The nurses tell us…
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More than two weeks have passed and Mom is still in the ICU on a ventilator. She continues to need full ventilator support and is fighting three lung infections. They tried to back off…
