Dealing with death

Note: this post was written during the day on Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2002. My father passed away later that evening. Our dad has COVID, and he’s dying. He went into the hospital ten days ago after being told by a doctor to go home and, my sister says, “tough it out.” He was admitted the …

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Talking to my pain

My friend Robert met me for a walk in a park last weekend, and he mentioned his recent back spasms because he was in pain and not up for a lengthy adventure. “You think it’s because of a new bed?” I asked. He had speculated about this on a separate occasion.  He said he had …

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