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Last Week, I talked to Allison...

I had a really good time talking with Allison Chawla last Friday about my volunteer hospice and death doula work for her Radio Free...

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We're all in this together.

Reminders can happen in the most unlikely places. The other day at Twin Lakes, after my morning swim, as I surfaced from the cold water,...

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Last legs? Lessons in self-control and self-reliance.

Last week after 3 days of terrible allergies, late afternoon on Friday, May 13th, 2022 I tested myself only to find out that I had Covid....

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Remembering Bob.

Bob was my first hospice patient who died last week of end-stage Parkinson's. His family and friends adored him and his death will have...

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Chasing the Wind.

I have been in the lion’s mouth, facing my own mortality during this Covid time and continuing my practice as a hospice volunteer. We...

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If you are lonely...

Get a dog.

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Bard Locker Room

After swimming 90 laps I met a young student in the locker room. I asked her how she felt about the world. She said even though we are...

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I have a new website!

I loved my old website but it was time to say goodbye. I'll be blogging here from now on. There's a lot going on creatively at the moment...

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