TODAY IS THE FOURTH ANNIVERSARY OF MY WIFE’S STROKE. My memory is especially fresh since I’ve been re-writing and re-designing The Lifted Veil – my other blog which is more of a book now, written in narrative form. It’s still difficult to write and even read about those early days without feeling some of the…
There are a lot of things that I take for granted which are a big deal for Mary Elizabeth. On Sunday afternoon, after a lot of thoughtful consideration, Mary Elizabeth drove her car. Just for a short while in a deserted parking lot – but she got behind the wheel and for the first time…
The second anniversary of Mary Elizabeth’s stroke was yesterday, and I meant to post something, but as you all know I’ve been busy compiling and writing a longer version of this blog with the aim of publishing it at some point.
Hurricane Irene came barging into Long Island early on Sunday morning and while we’re safe and sound, there’s a lot of mayhem in her wake. We went to bed on Saturday night, the kids in our room in sleeping bags with flashlights at the ready – and drifted off to sleep with the news people…
As some of you may know, the planet earth passes through a meteor belt every August, giving rise to the Perseid meteor shower. The first time I saw it in 1981, I wasn’t expecting it. I was walking down 57th Street in Chicago’s Hyde Park on my way to a mid-August dinner party and saw…
Mary Elizabeth has a few big “To-Do’s” on her list and one is to go swimming. We usually go to the beach several times a summer, and have generous friends with pools who entertain us frequently. However, given Mary Elizabeth’s stability issues with walking, I’ve been hesitant to let her attempt swimming. It’s not so…
We had a great Thanksgiving at our house last week with a traditional meal prepared by Mary Elizabeth’s mother, with a lot of help from our friend Cathy. All together, we were 16 at table, including the kids, who had a great time. In what might become a Thanksgiving tradition, our friends Scott and Chary…
As we creep up on the anniversary of Mary Elizabeth’s stroke, I’ve been thinking a lot about the year behind us (and a little bit about the years ahead) and since Thanksgiving is coming up here in the States, I wanted to reflect a little bit about for what (and to whom) we’re thankful. But…
We’ve had a busy few weeks since I’ve been back from London, punctuated by events at school, doctors trips and socializing with friends. We had a frenetic 2 hours at Charlotte’s school last Thursday night, rushing from classroom to classroom for 10-minute classes which reflected (in a condensed version) what her sixth grade day is like. …
Mary Elizabeth has hit her stride again after a few days in the hospital. She’s back to her routine of physical, occupational and speech therapy. It’s been a beautiful weekend so far on Long Island, and we took advantage of the lovely weather yesterday by spending as much time as we could being out and…
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