A Caregiver's Inspirational Journey Through Cancer
Posted in Our Life on Feb 19th, 2011
“Beware of Jumping Goat” – Sign on my sister’s yard Last year my sister’s goat had twins, which is usual. One of them didn’t make it, as the father rolled on it by accident. It was “Babs” first birth. She didn’t seem to know what to do and it was February in Northeastern Pennsylvania, so […]
Posted in Our Life on Feb 17th, 2011
“Happiness is a warm puppy.” – Charles M. Schulz I love animals, period. We have had dogs, cats, horses, birds, fish, turtles, and then my grandparent’s farm in NE PA allowed for all kinds of interesting animal world experiences. But I have also not had animals for long periods of time in my life. They […]
“A daughter is a little girl who grows up to be a friend.” – Author Unknown I stayed home while Dave flew for a fast and furious, in Montana’s words, “fleeting” weekend to University of Maryland, home of the Terrapins, better known as the TERPS, to attend her Senior Day recognition ceremony for her final […]
Posted in Caregiver Thoughts, Kids, Our Life on Jan 24th, 2011
“In three words I can sum up everything I’ve learned about life — It goes on. —Robert Frost” This photo was taken in May 2007, a year before Dave’s MM diagnosis on the lovely day of our youngest’s HS Graduation. This May she will graduate from College! Good news. Dave has had a sudden burst […]
What Are Grandmas For? Grandmas are for stories about things of long ago. Grandmas are for caring. about all the things you know…. Grandmas are for rocking you. and singing you to sleep.. Grandmas are for giving you. nice memories to keep…. Grandmas are for knowing. all the things you’re dreaming of…. But, most importantly […]
Ronald Reagan, Jr. recently said, that he shadowed his father for a day during Presidential duties in his second term. Because his father had notecards while making phone calls, Ron, Jr. found this “troubling”, and as a result of that observation, has claimed that his father had Alzheimer’s in his second term. – Oh dear… […]
“How come anything you buy will go on sale next week?” – Erma Bombeck Gosh, I really miss Erma Bombeck! I could just sit and laugh reading her quotes all day long! When Dave got sick, it wasn’t in our grand plan. I suspect, quite confidently, it wasn’t in yours either. Nothing unique in that. […]
Posted in Misc, Multiple Myeloma, Our Life on Jan 15th, 2011
“It is by chance that we met, by choice that we became friends.” – Unknown Long story short. Jim and I met last year at a Myeloma event in Cambridge. We had both been invited and both were flying in from Sacramento, but didn’t know until the driver picked us up to drive us to the […]
“Between Dave’s chemo brain and my menopause, we make about 3/4 of person.” – Me (Lori) We live in one of those neighborhoods where they have a gang of mailboxes, with keys, so that the Mailmen don’t have to go house to house. Its different for us, but it makes total sense for the post […]
“Remember, you are an Essential Artist. Weaving is an essential art.” – Dena (our instructor) What she meant, essentially (ha ha couldn’t resist) is that there are some artistic endeavors that are essential to survival: clothing to wear, pottery to eat off of, etc. That we, as creative individuals are taking something we need and […]
“You see, when weaving a blanket, an Indian woman leaves a flaw in the weaving of that blanket to let the soul out.” – Martha Graham Some of you know that I was a professional Calligrapher for about 20 years, with ten of those years working for a Master Calligrapher, Ron Baker, in Takoma Park, […]
“Treat your family like friends and your friends like family.” – Proverb Dave and I are off to Huntington Beach for the Thanksgiving Holiday Tradition. We are taking our beloved Kip with us who will celebrate Thanksgiving at Dog Beach and love it. Like a parent with a child, I take such joy in seeing […]
Posted in Caregiver Thoughts, Our Life on Nov 23rd, 2010
“Look deep into Nature, and then you will understand everything better.” – Albert Einstein In Northern California, raptors are EVERYWHERE! When I have guests visiting I will notice as we are driving that they aren’t catching them, every 100 yards or so. So I begin pointing them out as we are driving. On the lamp […]
At the graveside service Carmen (Dub’s daughter) opened with the fact that when you flew with Dub, he would fuss with knobs and such to adjust the plane fuel just right to get what was called “Full Rich”. “Dub lived a ‘Full Rich’ life.” – Carmen My dear friend “Dub” passed away about a week and […]
Posted in CB (CaringBridge), Our Life on Sep 29th, 2010
CB#34 July 2008 “Home is where we are.” – Lori Puente I have finally arrived in California. I don’t know how to describe the feelings I’m having about what was to be a fun grand adventure. It is still an adventure to be sure, but not at all how we imagined it when it all […]
Posted in Caregiver Thoughts, Kids, Multiple Myeloma, Our Life on Sep 10th, 2010
“There’s nothing half so pleasant as coming home again.” – Margaret Elizabeth Sangster Finally! I’m home at last! I got in around midnight last night from Miami via Minneapolis/St Paul. A long day of traveling to be sure. My phone went on the fritz part way through my trip and then with all the traveling […]
“Talk may be cheap but intelligent conversation is very expensive these days. Ask anyone with a kid in college.” – Unknown Well we made it, not too worse for wear. We arrived at Rosehaven Wednesday morning at 6 am. Paula was up of course, and we hugged and went to bed. I slept a couple […]
“When summer gathers up her robes of glory, and, like a dream, glides away.” – Sarah Helen Whitman Montana’s summer is coming to an end and we are, very shortly, headed in her car, back across the United Sates to Maryland where she will attend her senior year of college. 0
Posted in Caregiver Thoughts, Kids, Our Life on Aug 18th, 2010
“Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without.” – Buddha Our 23 year old son arrived late Saturday night from Tampa Florida to spend about a week with us before flying to Maryland to visit friends, before he begins his new job in the South Miami area for Valley Crest. He has graduated from […]
“Experience is not what happens to you; it is what you do with what happens to you.” – Aldous Huxley. As sisters, of course, we share much together. The loss of our father at a very young age. Then later the loss of our mother in 2001. And the most amazing grandparent’s a couple of […]
