I received news earlier this month that has stayed with me, settling deep in my chest. Tracey Durrett—one of our members since Breathing Spaces began, owner of Curves of Los Altos, and the host of our Family Caregiver Walks in Mountain View—has been diagnosed with an aggressive form of breast cancer: angiosarcoma.
I am angry.
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Caregiving asks us to hold many things at once. There are appointments to remember, medications to manage, schedules to coordinate, forms to complete, meals to prepare, and practical needs that often leave little space for anything beyond what must be done today. The responsibilities are real, important, and at times unrelenting.
Keepsake Stories: | Preserving meaning, memory, and connection | — one story at a time Read More »
Having had just come out of a major meltdown a few days ago, I feel qualified to talk about the benefits of crying.
It Really IS Alright to Cry Read More »
There is a unique kind of helplessness that comes with caring for someone you cannot physically reach. When someone you love is struggling with illness, aging, or a crisis from a distance, your mind often fills in the gaps that your eyes cannot see. You wonder how they really sounded on the phone. You analyze the pauses in their texts. You ask yourself if they are minimizing what is happening because they don’t want to worry you
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Memorial Day is a day of remembrance, a time to honor those who died in military service. Yet my grandfather firmly believed the joy mattered too. The gathering. The laughter. The freedom to enjoy an ordinary afternoon with people we love. In his mind, those things were not distractions from remembrance; they were part of it. They were part of what people fought and died to protect.
(Water)Melon and Memories Read More »
