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Democracy, Voting and Caregiving

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This is more of a neutral political commentary than caregiving or brain health reflection. You may want to skip over this particular post. 🙂 At this point I’m not sure whether it will be convenient for me to vote on … Continue reading

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Pedicab Season Ends

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With New England weather you never know. I recall one January when the temperature reached 70 degrees and there was a rattlesnake sighting. There is a possibility we could still take a pedicab out for a spin before next spring, … Continue reading

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Still Enjoying Life

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The events leading up to this day were ominous. Our daughter Charissa was supposed to be spending time with us this week but she called last evening to tell us she was stuck in New York with car trouble. Then … Continue reading

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Inspirational Caregivers?

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Facebook can be viewed as an entertainment center. Besides the entertainment of catching up with friends, the medium’s original purpose, you can log onto to Facebook for inspiring memes, breaking news, videos that range from cute to morbid, playing games … Continue reading

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Life Goes On

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Last night I worked on a slideshow for Cindy’s memorial service. Even mentioning that may disturb some people, like the friend who sent me a message asking how I was doing. When I told her, she responded that she did … Continue reading

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We Made It!

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Each day for a week I would say to Cindy: “Do you know what Monday is?” As with any type of interrogation, no matter how benign, she did not nor could not respond, but that’s OK. My purpose was to … Continue reading

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Field Trip

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Since last week we’ve knocked off three pedicab bucket items. On Thursday I pedaled Cindy up to the top of Dennis Hill State Park. The toughest part was not Dennis Hill but the intersection of West Side Road with Route … Continue reading

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My Pedicab Bucket List

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The pedicab has turned out to be a great blessing. I have lost 20 pounds in one month getting the type of vigorous exercise I desire such as pedaling the five miles uphill to Wangum Reservoir and back, once a … Continue reading

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Musings on the Alzheimer’s Mind

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We approached the post office door as someone was leaving, his arm full of packages pressed up to his chin. He attempted to prop the door open for us, but dropped one of the packages. Cindy immediately responded with “let … Continue reading

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Goodnight Mom

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Cindy often read “Goodnight Moon” by Margaret Wise Brown to our kids. My reading specialties tended to be the series and epics, everything from Dr. Seuss to Lord of the Rings. Cindy read the nurturing books and singular classics, like … Continue reading

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