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    Total Extremes

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    May 11, 2012
    I wanted to write a quick update and promise to update you more later. Yesterday, Robert and I were interviewed for a nationally-aired, AARP-produced-for-PBS TV program “Inside E Street.” Woohoo! It was exciting and nervewracking and I joked with Robert that he was a TV star. He loved it. During...
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    Solving the Puzzle of Caregiving

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    April 1, 2012
    To some, caregiving is a juggling act.  There are doctor’s appointments, a quest to find the right diagnosis, paperwork (then more paperwork), calling agencies for assistance, keeping supplies and medications adequately stocked and dealing with the declines in our loved one (and that could be all in one day!). Add...
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    Epilepsy Questions

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    March 3, 2012
    We’ve been in the routine of having my brother, Robert, over to our house most every weekend.  Robert looks forward to coming over on the weekends and even though I tell him “I’ll pick you up next weekend to come back over” he calls me each Friday to ask if...
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    Where Did This Come From?

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    January 30, 2012
    I’m doing something a little different today. I’m winging it. Usually, I try to write about a current situation or something inspirational or something amusing (like slipping Robert a veggie burger). Tonight . . . I don’t know what’s wrong with me so I’m just writing. I was reading some posts...
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    Another Caregiving Hat

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    December 27, 2011
    Hubby goes in tomorrow for surgery to replace his intrathecal pain pump. It’s also my birthday (let the singing begin)! Hubby has been in pain since I met him (although I try not to take it personally). Mere weeks after hubby’s son was born, Hubby was traveling back to his...
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    Merry Christmas!

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    December 25, 2011
    Merry Christmas! Confession:  After Robert woke up from his nap this afternoon and ate some candy from his stocking, I asked him to finish his last Christmas card. Yes, I know today is Christmas. No more Christmas cards! Please! Robert was so close to having them done last Sunday. So...
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