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Mom’s Diamonds

by on April 14, 2010


My Mom was not a big jewelry freak. She liked costume pieces that were a little flashy for ‘events,’ but not on a regular basis. Being a Depression Kid, though, she knew the value of gold and stones and for an anniversary she asked my father to get her some nice diamond studs she could [...]

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Dad Comes Home

by on March 10, 2010


It was a difficult decision to remove my aging father, of age 70, from his comfortable nursing home and bringing him into my household. However, my worries were quickly turned to joy as I realized what an impact he was beginning to have on our family. First of all, my wife and I were able [...]

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Caring for My Father who Suffered a Stroke

by on March 9, 2010


I am currently in my early 30s while my father is in his late 50s. He has suffered two mild strokes and has been diagnosed with diabetes around a year ago. My father had been the breadwinner for us three kids when my mother left us. He had been working too hard and this could [...]

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Caring for my Parents

March 3, 2010

I started taking care of my adopted parents when I was 19 when no one else in the family would step up to the plate to do it. My mom was completely bed ridden and my father was on oxygen. I used to have to put my mom on a bed pan and wipe her [...]

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A Pack Rat Goes to Heaven

March 3, 2010

At first, I wasn’t sure I had learned anything special from my mother. That is, until I had children. After all, how many times have we heard that little voice in our head say, “Oh my, that sounds just like my mother!”? Well, I used to hear that little voice daily. As kids went off [...]

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