My Dan has died … 1/2/2018 at 5:55 pm.

  How do I thank you all for your kindness, your generosity, your presence as I continue to grieve the loss of My Dan? It’s been 3 years. Some days I need silence, closed shutters, the darkness of dealing with … Continue reading →

Guard Rail I wanted to crawl into bed with him But I couldn’t figure out the guard rail. Just one last time I wanted to lie with him Tell him how he was loved Tell him to be brave. But … Continue reading →

Toward the end of 2017, I decided to think of a word that might help me focus my intention for 2018. My Dan was increasingly unwell, and as I thought through a list of words that seemed likely, I settled … Continue reading →

How do I thank you all for your kindness, your generosity, your presence as I continue to grieve the loss of My Dan? Some days I need silence, closed shutters, the darkness of dealing with the death of my beloved. … Continue reading →

My dear and wondrous friends … tomorrow will be one week since My Dan died. I miss him so much I can barely breathe. Today I received 15 awful, dreaded copies of Dan’s death certificate. It was all I could … Continue reading →

My Dan has died.

My Dan has been placed on hospice. A lovely nurse named Star evaluated My Dan and deemed him qualified for service. Things for him will now be wonderfully and blessedly simplified … no more running to three different doctor appointments … Continue reading →

Lub dub, lub dub, lub uh-oh. Four years ago, My Dan suffered a massive heart attack during a simple angiogram procedure. He received three stents in the right artery, and then another stent following a second MI that evening. He … Continue reading →

  Amidst all the news of the daily tripe of who’s taking away your healthcare, and who’s committing fraud, and whose words are treasonous … amidst footsteps I cannot follow and other breadcrumbs I’m inspired to pick up. Amidst news … Continue reading →