The Voyage

There is no particular chronology to the reflections and stories offered here. The intentional randomness is meant to be a mosaic of experiences that, I hope, add up to a compelling big picture.

Mary Ann Watson Mary Ann Watson

One Year In

An unexpected call from an old high school friend jolted me from my daily routine of full-time caregiving.

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We Interrupt This Nightmare—To Bring You Another One

Last year I began posting blog entries here as a form of therapy. Writing about the horrors of a medical crisis helped me gain some perspective on the reality of the unthinkable. After more than ten years I needed to come to an acceptance of my husband’s serious brain injury.

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The Winsome Visitor

Christmas always gives me the blues. The December that Dennis was in the nursing home, though, was the worst month of my life.

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