Yesterday, I attended the calling hours for a 21 year old who had committed suicide. He is the son of a coworker. Last year, this young man’s infant son died of SIDS. Shortly after that, the relationship with the baby’s mother disintegrated. He simply could not see his way through the emotional pain he was in. His Mom had tried [...]
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Sunday Service
June 5, 2011Sunday Service
May 29, 2011Last Sunday’s post provided a link to Charity Navigator‘s list of organizations providing relief to military members and their families. To continue the military focus for Memorial Day, I’m sharing a little bit more about the organization at the top of that list; Fisher House Foundation. Fisher House provides a home away from home for family members of our military, [...]
Mom IS Alzheimer’s
May 25, 2011During a short visit to New Jersey this past weekend, my husband and I stopped in to visit my Mom. If you’re a Being Fully Present regular, you might know that my Mom has Alzheimer’s Disease. Mom was diagnosed at 63, placed in a nursing home at 69 and has now been there for six years. Early [...]
Sunday Service
May 15, 2011Can you imagine spoon feeding your child eight teaspoons of sugar every day? If your children drink chocolate milk or strawberry milk with breakfast, and then maybe again with lunch or snack, you might as well just pour that much sugar down their throats. In addition, each teaspoon of sugar also has fifteen calories, so [...]
Thank you Thursday
May 12, 2011Do you have a parent, grandparent or family friend living in a nursing home? I do. My Mom, in the depths of Alzheimer’s, has been a nursing home resident for about five years. My brother lives a relatively short distance away and visits her once or twice a month, these days. I live over five hundred miles [...]
Sunday Service – Mother’s Day edition
May 8, 2011I’ve always loved the photo on the left. It was taken on my baptism day in 1958. Mom looked so happy. Fast forward 52 years. The photo on the right was taken on Mom’s 75th birthday. . What do I think about on Mother’s Day? I think about Alzheimer’s Disease. Last year, I wrote THIS post about my [...]
Thank you Thursday
April 14, 2011Was it really a kidney stone? (How’s that for an opening line?) Two years ago, I experienced three kidney stones over the course of six months – and all three required surgery to smash and/or remove the stones. If you’ve never had a kidney stone, it is a painful experience. This, coming from a woman [...]
Sunday Service – Children’s Clean Drinking Water Fund
March 27, 2011I don’t know about you, but when I turn on the faucet to quench my thirst, I don’t give it a second thought that clean water will fill my glass. I don’t worry about what bacteria might be present. I don’t worry about dying because of the quality of the water. Unfortunately, millions of people [...]
Sunday Service – Ronald McDonald House, cont’d
February 20, 2011X Last week’s post shared some information about Ronald McDonald House in general, as well as some specific information about the Columbus, Ohio house. Financial contributions are always welcome, but not everyone is in position to donate money. This week I want to share some other ways to help; from dropping off some much needed items on [...]
Commonality of strangers
January 15, 2011Yesterday, I stumbled across another blog titled “Being Fully Present.” The author, Jill, is documenting her way through radiation treatments for breast cancer. Aside from our blog names, a quick look through her posts brought the following commonalities to light: Jill is experiencing many of the same side effects from radiation treatments that my Dad experienced. [...]
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