Posted in Care-giver, caregiver, care giver, Grief, Independent woman, Living, Rex, Self-care, Soul Food, Food for the Soul, Survivor, attitude on Dec 13th, 2011
For Grief: “…. Gradually you will learn acquaintance/ With the invisible form of your departed;/ And when the work of grief is done,/ The wound of loss will heal/ And you will have learned/ To wean your eyes/ From that gap in the air/ And be able to enter the hearth/ In your soul where your loved one/ Has awaited your return/ All the time.” by John ODonohue
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Posted in Books, Cancer, Care-giver, caregiver, care giver, Independent woman, Living, Reading, Self-care, Soul Food, Food for the Soul, Survivor, attitude on Sep 26th, 2010
To wait or to live? That is the question for today. As a cancer survivor and now a caregiver across many years, I’ve learned just how short and precious this life is…. But I have learned to live every moment that I’m given.
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Posted in Books, Cancer, Care-giver, caregiver, care giver, Fine Art Photography, Independent woman, Reading, Rex, Travel, Women Travelers, attitude, chemo on Sep 7th, 2010
Letty.. was confined to her bed — physically — as a result of ALS, Lou Gehrig’s disease. But she was never confined mentally or spiritually. Letty experienced the world as she read two books at a time…. One day as I enjoyed our shared silence, Letty asked me, “Sally, is it enough to be a reader?”
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You’ve read the wonderful stories here about Rex’s excellent lung transplant in 2005…. Rex was diagnosed in February 2010 with bladder cancer.
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