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The Beginning of the End

By: redtentwomen August 29, 2023July 27, 2023

Monthly Themes, relationshipscancer, Death of a Parent, Julie McClay, loss of a parent, Mother, Sickness, Terminal Illness8 Comments

Goodbye begins July 27, 2020, with a text. The doctor just called with the scan results, and it’s not good. Can you come over? My brand-new 14-year-old is in the middle of blowing out twisty rainbow candles on an ice cream birthday cake. It is homemade by a sister and looks delicious. We finish singing…

Life by Numbers

By: redtentwomen August 9, 2018August 9, 2018

Day to Day, Monthly Themes, relationshipsCaregiver, Caring for your Spouse, Christine Browning, Conversations about heaven, Terminal Illness, The Passage of Time8 Comments

The kitchen clock breaks the silence of the early morning as I wait for the Keurig drip to complete its work, reminding me that the demands of the day have begun. Coffee and quiet reflection, reading, solace and contemplation must fit neatly into increments metered out by the demands of the day. Numbers soldier their…

Resolutions

By: redtentwomen January 16, 2015August 10, 2015

Day to Day, Intentional LivingAdvanced Directives, Death Ready, Getting Ready, Living at Peace, Madeline Bialecki, Resolutions, Terminal Illness9 Comments

I used to think that being “death ready” meant making sure the dishes were cleaned and put away, making my bed and taking the trash out before I went away on vacation.