Next week is the 11th anniversary of my mother’s death. It seems like yesterday, but a decade has passed. In that decade, my father Frank, my aunt Alberta, my wife’s mother Mahin, my good friend Carl, and many others have died: an entire generation has fallen. Those of us still alive have also changed. My … Continue reading Evelyn’s Death
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At the Palliative Care Ward
Visiting hospitals is almost as tiring as staying in them. For the last few days my siblings and I have taken turns spending the night with our mother in the Bozeman Deaconess's palliative care ward. She is terminally ill and doesn't want to be alone. Keeping her company is about the only thing we can … Continue reading At the Palliative Care Ward
