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Monthly Archives: May 2013
The End of Multitasking
Like so many of us, I had become quite accomplished at multitasking. I could be on a conference call, reading email, balancing my checkbook and eating at the same time. Or more accurately, I could move back and forth between … Continue reading
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Tagged Acceptance, ALS, canoe, grief, Hardship, Lou Gehrig's Disease, love, meditation, mindfullness, multitasking, paddle, river, Self-awareness, Serenity
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Thoughts and Feelings About Grief
“Grief comes in waves, paroxysms, sudden apprehensions that weaken the knees and blind the eyes and obliterate the dailiness of life.” Joan Didion, The Year of Magical Thinking I recently stumbled across this quotation from Joan Didion’s magnificent journal of … Continue reading
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Tagged Acceptance, ALS, grief, Hardship, Lou Gehrig's Disease, love, Self-awareness, Serenity
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Being Alive
Sometimes the flood of emotions becomes almost unbearable. Sitting here thinking about how ALS is robbing me of my voice, my breath, my stride and my dignity, it is tempting to retreat inside and isolate myself from family and friends … Continue reading
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Tagged Acceptance, ALS, Being Alive, humanity, Lou Gehrig's Disease, love, risk taking, Self-awareness, Serenity
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Reflections on Nourishment
Welcome to the world of feeding tubes. My life took a major turn this week with the addition of a PEG – a Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastronomy (Feeding) tube. The accompanying picture will give you an idea of what now hangs … Continue reading
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Tagged Acceptance, ALS, feeding tube, Lou Gehrig's Disease, love, nourishment, PEG, Self-awareness, Serenity
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