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Celebrating my dad: ‘a tough guy, a smooth talker, a brave man and an...
My dad, Virgilio Vergel. Having an illness or being close to death is not a competition, but as my father’s Parkinson’s disease progresses to a point where he can no longer safely swallow food or...
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“It was not so good.”
My parents and I with my nephew at his preschool graduation in June 2014. Earlier this evening, my very tired mom and I walked through the hallways of Hackensack Medical Center so we could meet my dad,...
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On nursing homes, family visits … and resentment
I should be happy (?) that my father is OUT of the hospital and back into a subacute unit of a long-term facility, aka a nursing home. But this, his third round back, is more depressing for me. He...
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My dog is dying.
Skunky & I went on a long, 2.5 hour walk the other day. Yes, I brought water with us. He’s not the quick walker he once was, but I think he enjoyed walking along the Hudson River from the other...
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On the holidays… and change
Christmas will never be like it was when I was a little girl. This is a post about how it used to be, and how things have changed. Lots go through it, and now it’s our turn. When I was little, we...
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