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I spent several hours online yesterday morning trying to help a friend search for missing classmates so we can contact them about the 45 year high school reunion scheduled for next August. I’m not actually on the committee, but offered to help out in any way that I could. I have managed to track down a couple dozen addresses and some phone...

It's a busy world we live in, people speeding by daily on the street behind us and we sit and watch them go on with their busy lives. Have I missed out on something? I guess I could have been right along with them, going through the daily routine of so called living, but maybe would have ended up with a heart attack or stroke...

I am taking Gary to a social gathering tonight at a local senior housing manor - they call it Harmony Lane. It's for frail elderly and their caregivers - a casual gathering of fun, food, friendship and entertainment. I hope he enjoys it as he has been bugging me to get him out in spite of the hot weather. The place isn't far from us -...

The most difficult part of Gary's stroke recovery for me as a caregiver is the short-term memory loss. Aside from dealing with the physical disabilities, the emotional loss of a partner to stroke survival, and the fatigue from caring for that partner, the frustration mounts daily with the short-term memory loss. What becomes even more...

We just returned from a week's vacation to North Dakota. Traveling with Gary's disabilities is far from easy, but it beats sitting home waiting for the grass to grow under my feet. Things started out rough. He wasn't ready to get up early so we didn't get out of town until mid-day. Between packing up the motorhome, loading...