by Chris
May 23 2013 in Caring for Partners, Chris's Blog by Chris
The other day I had a conversation with my friend Ben Azevedo who owns New Orleans Bow Ties. Our conversation was more than just about the making of beautiful Bow Ties; our conversation centered on the importance of having an equal balance in life. Ben recently graduated from Tulane Medical School in New Orleans and will be [...]
by ejourneys
May 21 2013 in Caring for Partners, ejourneys' blog by ejourneys
Relatively speaking, Monday’s follow-up MRI was a breeze, for which I am very thankful. We do not have a report yet, but the procedure and the travel both went well. Last year my partner had been in some distress (as reported in this entry). Among other things, she had trouble remaining still and had been [...]
by ejourneys
May 1 2013 in Caring for Partners, Community Caregiving Journal, ejourneys' blog by ejourneys
(From the Community Caregiving Journal 3-word prompt Martyr, Baggage, Claim.) The time was about 30 years ago, and I was in my mid-20s. I was living alone and self-sufficient for the first time, on my way toward getting a divorce. I had good friends and good neighbors, day job and freelance work. My mother had [...]
by ejourneys
Apr 14 2013 in Community Caregiving Journal, ejourneys' blog by ejourneys
(From the Community Caregiving Journal 3-word prompt $#&!, Take, Shadow.) As she does frequently lately, my partner asked me what emotions I was feeling. I told her I felt very thankful that I had my eReader with me during her five hours of prep time prior to her 20-minute foot soak on Saturday. She told [...]
by Chris
Apr 1 2013 in Caring for Partners by Chris
Today as we visited Richard’s primary care physician for his quarterly check-up. This is no April Fools joke, reality before our eyes, a miracle in the works! After reviewing all the blood work, checking in on recent history with his health, then receiving updates from both of us she just uttered these words: “He Is [...]
by Chris
Mar 6 2013 in Caring for Partners by Chris
I will be the first to admit that I have hit a dry spell recently in my writing. When chatting with other bloggers about this, I have learned that hitting a dry spell, or ‘The Wall’ as it has been described to me, is not uncommon. When you are a working family caregiver, there is often [...]
by ejourneys
Feb 21 2013 in Caring for Partners by ejourneys
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Feb 20 2013 in Caring for Partners, ejourneys' blog by ejourneys
Tuesday was errand day. My partner wanted to drive her truck, which she does about once a month. Her driving itself is still competent and, as I told the neuro, instinctual. How instinctual? She had grown up in California. She had built her first car from junk yard components when she was 15-16 and had [...]
by ejourneys
Feb 18 2013 in Caring for Partners, ejourneys' blog by ejourneys
This is a follow-up to “One Of Those Weekends.” First, thank you for your responses and concerns — and validation for how much this coil business bothers and worries me. Advance warning: This is a rant. And I am consciously using what my partner’s Therapist #2 referred to as “kitchen sinking” — i.e., throwing everything [...]
by ejourneys
Feb 17 2013 in Caring for Partners, ejourneys' blog by ejourneys
This weekend started out quite differently. It started out cozy, with me reclining on the couch, under a comforter, reading. (I’m thankful that the couch has stayed clear of my partner’s encroaching clutter. The coffee table and surrounding floor space, not so much.) My partner, half a room away, lay on her preferred floor mat [...]
by ejourneys
Feb 7 2013 in Caring for Partners by ejourneys
G-J’s comment about sainthood on “Monitoring” started me thinking. Then Denise’s question about how we learn to live with the fear of loss during Wednesday’s “Hot Topics” show also dovetailed into my thought process. On an earlier podcast I said that I am an “optimistic fatalist,” which sounds oxymoronic. But it’s oxymoronic only if “optimistic” [...]
by ejourneys
Feb 4 2013 in Caring for Partners, ejourneys' blog by ejourneys
by ejourneys
Jan 29 2013 in Caring for Partners by ejourneys
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Jan 28 2013 in Caring for Partners by ejourneys
My partner met me as I walked in the door, shortly before noon. She wanted me to make a separate recording of a telephone message that our answering machine had picked up. The incoming message had awakened her. She was suspicious, she said, because she had also heard voices outside the house, saying things like, [...]
by Chris
Jan 24 2013 in Caring for Partners by Chris
Love is composed of a single soul inhabiting two bodies. ~ Aristotle Today, ‘The Little One’ turns 82! It is a feat to recognize considering we are now 16 months past the oncologist’s original estimation of 3-4 months to live after the completion of his radiation and chemotherapy treatments in October of 2011. We all [...]
by Chris
Dec 25 2012 in Caring for Partners by Chris
by ejourneys
Dec 24 2012 in Caring for Partners by ejourneys
Thank you all for being blessings in my life! Thank you for your wisdom, Your strength, Your kindness, Your patience, Your advocacy, Your perseverance, Your support, Your open hearts, Your nurturing souls, Your compassion, Your honesty, Your candor, Your presence, Your care. May we all have comfort, hope, and joy! Love and Hugs from ejourneys
by Chris
Dec 21 2012 in Caring for Partners by Chris
We Don’t Have Secrets: Secrets Have Us! Many of you who have followed my blog over the past year or so know that my blog is a heartfelt account of my caregiving experience with my partner Richard Schiffer, otherwise known as ‘The Little One’. Diagnosed with esophagus cancer in August of 2011, Richard was given three to four months to live [...]
by ejourneys
Dec 12 2012 in ejourneys' blog, Groups by ejourneys
by ejourneys
Dec 9 2012 in Caring for Partners by ejourneys
by Chris
Dec 1 2012 in Caring for Partners by Chris
While making Blueberry Pancakes recently for ‘The Little One,’ I was reminded of a blog post that I wrote last year right after he completed his round of radiation and chemotherapy treatments. I wrote this post titled ‘The Tumor Extractor’ for just $19.99! This is one of my very first blog post (which is copied [...]
by ejourneys
Nov 28 2012 in Caring for Partners by ejourneys
First the good news — the podiatrist didn’t find an infection in my partner’s toe on Monday. We are back to soaking it in saline solution, still (well, again) twice a day. Also good: the big bruise on that toe from her kicking (a startle response reported in this entry) doesn’t seem to be serious. [...]
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