Loss and Grief
Gratitude
A remarkably kind, compassionate, and accessible oncologist, Dr. Brian Shimkus confirms what I already know.
A Conversation with Lisa Keefauver, MSW — Grief and Empathy Activist!
"Our work in grief is to rewrite and live into a new story we are co-creating."
My Last Elk
It is becoming routine now that I wake at four in the morning.
On Memories and Realities
Some of the more meaningful and rewarding experiences in life come with risk...
My Favorite Day
When do I get back to that life? When everything was so normal.
The Cuff and I
Hungry for touch during our pandemic, I am intoxicated by a newly purchased digital blood pressure cuff.
A Teacher, Some Learners, and Some Lessons
In his fifteenth year as an instructor, he leads his class one last time.
Living Less Urgently with Parkinson’s Disease
Lately, I feel the need to make what’s left of my life less urgent.
On Pandemics and Loneliness
We knew it would happen but somehow temporarily reasoned it away.
My Parkinson’s Landscape
Parkinson’s is not always the only challenge.
Talking Myself Into Hope
One new way of seeing things comes to me in a dream.