Posted in cancer, Celebration, celebrity, charitable organizations, chemo, children, coaching, emotions, encouragement, Faith, Fame, family, Fear, Good Morning America, grief, health, Heart, hospital, Impact, life, loneliness, loss, medical, mental and physical health, news, of connections, pain and misery, parenting, Patriotism, politics, prayer, relationships, Robin Roberts, sadness, spiritual, support, television, trauma, well-being on Jul 14th, 2008
There is something special and unique about the bonding that takes place when people bond through their shared experiences. Something that i noticed when my parents each went through their cancer diagnosis and treatment sessions…intense bonding with fellow cancer patients and their families. That bond in those relationships was a lifeline at times. The fear [...]
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Posted in authors, baby, baby boomers, birthday, celebrity, children, communication, creative writing, divorce, emotions, encouragement, family, future, grandchildren, inspiration, kids, life, loneliness, love, meaning of life, parenting, Remembering, story tellers, words, writer's workshop, writing on Jun 24th, 2008
In the “old” days…families lived in close proximity to one another, it was important to the strength of the family. Either several generations lived in the same homestead together or at the very least…lived in the “neighborhood”; close enough to see and communicate with one another on a daily basis. Parents, grandparents, children, aunts, [...]
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Posted in baby, Celebration, children, death, emotions, family, Family Time, foster parenting, grandchildren, grief, Heart, Heart to heart, Holiday Blues, holidays, Honor, husband, kids, life, loneliness, loss, love, mental and physical health, mom, mother, Mother's Day, music, parenting, religion, Remembering, sadness, safety on May 10th, 2008
Today I went to a mother/daughter celebration sponsored by a church ladies group. I celebrated motherhood with two of my daughters and with my granddaughter as well as my mother and one of my sisters. It was great. We had a good time, we took pictures, we played games had good music and food…but, [...]
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Posted in children, elderly, entertainment, Family Time, Fun, grandchildren, health, home, joy, kids, loneliness, mental and physical health on Apr 2nd, 2008
I ran across a news article that talks about how some nursing homes have discovered a new way to encourage physical activity with their residents. It is competitive Nintendo Wii video games used as a type of physical therapy. It seems that they are using the video games to encourage hand and eye coordination, [...]
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