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Being Thankful

By Judi November 27th, 2011

Thanksgiving is the time when we pause to acknowledge the things that we are thankful for. Right up at the top of the list for many of us is our family, our jobs and our health.

My husband left today to travel for work. This time, Portland is where the jobs are. The trip takes 6 1/2 hours in his truck so he will not be able to make it home every weekend. I probably won’t see him until Christmas. Thankfully, Willie has family in Portland.

When Willie is home, it is usually because he is laid off from his job as a UA Pipe Fitter. The last time he worked was just before our wedding, so he has been home and taking care of me for almost 3 months. I rely on …

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Caregiver’s Gateway To The Future

By Judi September 25th, 2011

People start out in relationships not knowing what the future holds. Willie and I were together for 11 years before we got married. We started out as friends and then we carried on a long distance relationship for over a year before I moved to Boise and we moved in together.

We have lived together for so long that we know each other as well as any married couple. I didn’t think that it would be much different after we were married…but it does feel different. There is a feeling of protection, of security that was missing before. Something that makes me feel proud when I can say “husband”.

When you get married, things change. We made a promise when we spoke those vows. We are bound to care for each other now and …

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Brain Drain!

By Judi August 28th, 2011

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Where are my car keys? I thought I closed all the windows before I turned on the air conditioner! I said I’d do WHAT? These are situations I am finding myself in lately. It couldn’t be because I am getting married in less than a week, could it? Possibly! At any rate, on top of the stress at work and the wedding plans, I am feeling a little stressed over that fact that my memory doesn’t seem to be as good as it once was.

I used to spend some time each day doing Sudoku puzzles. The local paper has one every weekday in the comics section. The week starts out with a 1 star puzzle on Monday, by Wednesday I am feeling …

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Focus On Dignity With Palliative Care

By Judi July 24th, 2011

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Palliative Care-USA Today Report

Palliative care is a philosophy of care—a holistic, systematic approach to treating physical symptoms of people with life-limiting illnesses. The real truth is that Palliative care focuses on quality of life as defined by the individual.

The interdisciplinary Palliative care team usually includes a nurse practitioner, a chaplain, a social worker and a psychologist. All work with the physicians and specialists treating the patient. Other professionals are also called upon. They may include a pharmacist, a dietitian, physical and occupational therapists, trained volunteers and a bereavement counselor.

“Our responsibility as caregivers is to make people better when we can and to relieve their suffering when we can’t”, according to Dr. John Goodill, director of pain management …

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Dad In The Rear View Mirror

By Judi July 10th, 2011

Sometimes when we were driving, and I was in the backseat with my brother, I would watch my dad’s eyes. Then he would looked at me in the rear view mirror;

and he would smile.

my dad…

handsome

silently carried the wounds of a World War-on his body, in his heart

raised and provided for a family

tucked me in at night

created a thriving business

“99.999% pure democrat-pure as the driven snow”

followed his dreams of beekeeping and sailing

saved a woman and left her

loved a woman and buried her

lived 91 years, 10 months

I love you daddy…

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