List: Care Giving | Curated by Jennifer Estes

Oct 18, 2021
14 stories
Care GivingMy partner has a clival chordoma, a cancerous brain tumor.
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Life Goes OnThere is a storm on the horizon. It’s about the get crazy; I can feel it.
Aug 30, 2021
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Aug 30, 2021
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Broken HeartI wrote this about 8 hours before Tom passed away, September 13, 2021
Sep 13, 2021
Sep 13, 2021
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Tribute To Tom, My Sexy Love“Hi, I’m Tom”
Sep 16, 2021
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Sep 16, 2021
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Are You Here?At times I am sure you are with me. The rest of the time, I am hopeful.
Sep 21, 2021
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Sep 21, 2021
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The Last TimeI made some crockpot apples and oatmeal the last week of August for Tom. His pain had become so bad that he relied on opioids for relief…
Sep 28, 2021
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Sep 28, 2021
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A Spiritual Love ConnectionIt’s one of my favorite songs and now a connection with the love of my life. Or was it just a dream?
Oct 10, 2021
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Oct 10, 2021
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Manifesting Something Good From Hard TimesHow our planned 3 week trip to Phoenix became a 3 month trip.
Dec 29, 2020
Dec 29, 2020
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The Waiting RoomI finish my daily journaling and open my phone to play a game of Sudoku as I sit alone waiting for Tom. This has become our routine for…
Jan 11, 2021
Jan 11, 2021
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Luna The Traveling CatDaddy walked in the door sad and angry. He went to an appointment at the Mayo Clinic today. I was napping in mommy’s lap while she worked…
Jan 27, 2021
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Jan 27, 2021
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Anticipatory GriefI am in my home office working when I hear you in the living room. You are playing your guitar so I pause and listen for a few seconds. My…
Feb 24, 2021
Feb 24, 2021
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ParallelsI understand that we all have difficult times. We all go through periods where everything seems to go wrong. I used to think that I had so…
Apr 28, 2021
Apr 28, 2021
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Being A CaregiverThe love of my life has a chordoma that keeps coming back.
May 26, 2021
May 26, 2021
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Living My Best LifeIs it all a big lie, or is it the best I can do?
Jul 20, 2021
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Jul 20, 2021
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Caregiver BurnoutI am just so out of sorts these days. I have been undergoing ketamine infusions for lifelong depression. I am getting the 6th and final…
Jun 14, 2021
Jun 14, 2021