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Thursday, September 4, 2008

Richard Cooks

Yesterday, Richard cooked his Chicken Squash Casserole. He sat on a stool and chopped his onions. His arms got tired and he had me cut up his squash as he directed the thickness of each piece. I put the chicken on to cook. Richard is a precise kind of guy. Everything has to be measured, including... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, September 2, 2008

A Lesson in Life I Want to Avoid

As I wrote in Lessons in Life, today I received news that my "I" didn't want to receive. As my soul knows that Richard is transitioning to a higher plane and I can accept that it will be a blessing for him to leave his failing body. However, when my Mom told me she thought she might give up driving,... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, September 1, 2008

As I said tomorrow is another day,

Richard did have good intentions to cook but as I knew what we would feel like after yesterday's adventures, he didn't get very far. But we will have to cook tomorrow. I don't think he can understand or learn that our cells don't recover like they used to. It was a hard lesson for me to learn after... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, August 30, 2008

An Amazing Day

Richard has been pretty much self ambulatory today. He wanted to go to the farmer's market downtown today so we did. He walked the whole way with his walker with his back straight and a nice stride. He is going to cook tomorrow he says and he had to get squash and onions to make his chicken squash... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, August 29, 2008

Richard's worst nightmare

I can't devulge the situation that falls into Richard's worst nightmare but it happened today. He was totally confused and believed the illusion he was experiencing. I saved him from himself and everthing worked out well. We have switched from cable to satiellite and they called this morning to see... Sign in to see full entry.

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