“I’m slipping, aren’t I,” my Dad said to my Mom this past week. As edema settles into his feet and… Read more Slip Sliding Away
Author: DevonD29
This is a spot where I muse about life, running, music, or whatever else strikes my fancy.
The Parent Trap
CLICK! The sound of being hung up on, now all-too-familiar, again last night. Only, this time, it was my Dad… Read more The Parent Trap
Changing Course
“It is a truth universally acknowledged that when one part of your life starts going okay, another falls spectacularly to… Read more Changing Course
Shifts
“My Mom attempted suicide.” “My Mom tried to kill herself.” “She said, ‘I’ll kill myself before I go into a… Read more Shifts
New Roommates
Last week, my Mom and Dad welcomed a new roommate–hospice. Trudging through a typical Northern Indiana lake effect blast last Wednesday,… Read more New Roommates
#EndCancer
Two words with one huge meaning. Over the weekend, my father was in the ER three separate times with unbearable… Read more #EndCancer
Fear.
Source: Fear.
2016 Plan
In college, I had a super-bitchin’ “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” planner. I used it voraciously my senior year of college,… Read more 2016 Plan
Obligatory End of the Year Stuff
We’re sentimental creatures, particularly when we hit the end of another roll around the sun. Also, most people have a… Read more Obligatory End of the Year Stuff
Pee, Poo, and You
Pictured here are two stuffed creatures, courtesy of our friends in Sweden, reminding us of one certainty in life: You will… Read more Pee, Poo, and You
Devon Dean: The Storyteller 