The loss I didn’t expect.

My husband of almost 50 years made a miraculous comeback! This blog is about our journey ahead and stumbling blocks in the road.

Aging can be lonely.

Does it have to be?

Blog instruction manual: If you want to read the blogs in chronological order, just click on my underlined name at the bottom of each chapter and scroll.

Chapter 73. A Letter to My Friend Ava

I don’t know how many dogs you loved before Molly.  And I only met Molly during her last few months with you.  So, I never saw her when she was a puppy, learning to trust you, learning how to become your best friend. But I could see how, as with all our old, loved dogs, how she…

Chapter 72. Gummy Bear the Newf

It won’t surprise anyone that my Facebook feed is filled with dogs.  I follow K9Konvoy, a woman in Wisconsin who purchased a bus and drives a pack of mutts to her farm every day.  I follow Newfangled Newfoundlands and Chow Chows, a breeder in England who has a farm filled with Newfies, Chows, a sheep named Mayonnaise,…

Chapter 71. Successful Aging

My father prided himself in his stubbornness.  When it was clear he needed a walker, he refused.  He agreed to a cane.  No walker.  And, as a result, he rarely went anywhere.   Using a walker would have meant the difference between going somewhere and staying home. Between another cruise and going nowhere.  A football game and staying home.   He chose…

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