finding a new center without my husband

My husband of 12 1/2 years died on September 29, 2008 after 5 1/2 months in the hospital. We had known each other for 16 years. It has now been just over three months since he permanently left his body. I miss him so much! And I’m often taken by surprise by the things that [...]

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A joyful new addition and a sad goodbye

Many of you were very kind when I recently posted about missing my dog. So, I thought you might enjoy knowing that we have recently (finally!) found a new dog to adopt into our home. Meet miss Sophie Jane, a 9-month-old blond lab. After more than a month of haunting the kennels of the local [...]

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Thinking about end of life exit choices

Today I read a short article in the New York Times, A Heartfelt Appeal for a Graceful Exit by Jane Brody, advocating rational suicide rather than face the pain, cost, and indignities of terminal illness.
The article is very thoughtful and personal. Brody talks about her 94-year-old former teacher asking her to help him die, which [...]

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I miss my dog!

I used to have the most wonderfulest dog in the world. Jonah was a Golden Retriever that my husband and I adopted from the Human Society. He was the absolute essence of lovingkindness. He was gentle. He was goofy. He was not particularly bright, but he was clever and stubborn, which seemed to make up [...]

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