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Dan’s Covid-19 Blog #2: The joys of gazebos

Dan’s Covid-19 Blog #2: The joys of gazebos

The gazebo is ready...the furniture out... Notes from a Covid-19 Caregiver's journey... I felt this big push to get the gazebo set up on the back deck for my father-in-law and so on Sunday a couple of weeks ago I did. As I reflected afterwards on the “why” for this...

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May you have a Holy Lent

May you have a Holy Lent

You have a Holy Lent! May we have a Holy Lent. May I have a Holy Lent. We were challenged by our minister, Jonathon Kouri, at St. Paul's Ash Wednesday service this morning to have a Holy Lent by being vulnerable with God. To make a practice of being vulnerable with...

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Dan’s Blog #26: When we get upset

Dan’s Blog #26: When we get upset

            When we get upset, as we must from time to time, what is going on and what should we do? You see what you say and do when you are stirred up can have consequences and ramifications for a long time if you are unwise. Wisdom is...

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Dan’s Blog #25: Waves crashing over me

Dan’s Blog #25: Waves crashing over me

          It started a week or two ago but it is happening more often lately. These waves come crashing over me. I will have been busy doing something and when I finally stop, up out of my chest comes this wave that just crashes over me. It is...

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Dan’s Blog #23: Care management during palliative care

Dan’s Blog #23: Care management during palliative care

          I tell you, while I am so blessed by having so much help, wow, the effort to co-ordinate it is not insignificant! I now routinely have four different ladies in waiting taking care of HRH. I have government provided PSWs three hours a...

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Dan’s Blog #21: Screams of terror

Dan’s Blog #21: Screams of terror

            My Mom has pretty advanced Alzheimer's and is completely terrified when it comes time to get her up, clean her up or put her to bed. I experienced this first hand when I helped the nurse put her to bed. She screamed and...

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