Ch.184 Time Is In My Hands
Jan.2023
I woke up a couple days ago, looked at my calendar, and discovered no activities scheduled for the day. No friends to visit; no volunteer activities
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Ch.183 I Am a Witness Who Can’t Witness
January 2023
Two years ago, my good friend Howard told me he’d been diagnosed with an extremely rare and possibly lethal form of blood
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Ch.182 Dangerous Territory: Watching My Name is Otto
January 2023
I mentioned to my daughter Jenny that I was interested in seeing Tom Hanks’ new movie My Name
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Ch.181 The Shape of My New Life Is Emerging
Jan.2023
Something important has happened over the last two days: I can clearly see the outline of a
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Ch.180 Pat’s Been Gone Exactly Six Months Today
Jan.1, 2023
“Not all who wander are lost. Some of us are just out looking for magic and rocks
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Ch.179 I Still Cannot Separate “Alone” from “Lonely”
Dec. 2022
Pat passed away on July 1, 2022. That means her six-month anniversary will be New Year’s
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Ch.178 First Christmas Without Pat
December 26, 2022
Today is the day after Christmas, but many stores will be closed since Christmas fell on a Sunday
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Ch.177 The Universality of Grief
Dec. 2022
I attended a program on grief recently during which RoseAnn, a group facilitator, read a beautiful passage that emphasized
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Ch.176 Walking to the Creek to Talk with Pat
Nov. 2022
Today is the day after Thanksgiving. I’ve heard many warnings that the first holiday season
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Ch.175 Remembering Pat During the Holiday Season
Nov.24, 2022
I’m writing this chapter on Thanksgiving Day, between visits from first Cindy and then Joshua and Jenny. I’ve heard
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Ch.174 Reading “Still Alice.”
Nov.2022
“Well, this could be interesting,” I thought, as I read an announcement for a “tough book” book club that meets monthly at
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Ch.173 Pat’s Last Gift
Nov. 2022
“Ron, you’re doing better than I thought.”
I’d just spent several hours with Jackie, a friend whom I hadn’t seen or talked
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Ch.171 A Rainbow Appears Just When I Need It
Oct. 2022
If nights are the loneliest times for a widower, then weekends come in a close second.
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Ch.170 Empathy for A Couple Dealing with Dementia
Oct.2022
Pat had only recently been diagnosed with Lewy Body when we happened upon a former colleague of ours,
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Ch.167 Good Signs I am Returning to Life
Sept.21, 2022
I have been feeling lately that I am gradually emerging from the fog created by death and
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