Storytelling: The Benefits Are Many
The images from the 1930 high school yearbook brought them all back. As we all flipped through its pages, Ramie’s grandmother regaled us...
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Tim and Ramie
- Oct 5, 2019
- 3 min
Quality of Life: Tapping into our Senses
"The quality of life is more important than life itself." ~Alexis Carrel When Norma said, “I think I’d like to come along” four years...
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Tim and Ramie
- Aug 18, 2019
- 3 min
Hospice, Conversations, and The Tale of Two Deaths
The IV drip was steady and the alarms were audible; nurses were in an out as he screamed in pain. Along with his fractured back, the...
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Tim and Ramie
- Jun 20, 2019
- 3 min
Anticipatory Grief: Preparing for Transition
Tim’s dad, Leo, was a enamored by timepieces. The house was full of all kinds, and the quiet of their small Michigan house was always...
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Tim and Ramie
- May 7, 2019
- 4 min
It Is All About Relationships: Lifting Up Family Caregivers
Do you ever wonder how you might make a difference in the life of a caregiver? We all know to show our support to a grieving family by...
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Tim and Ramie
- Feb 26, 2019
- 4 min
Palliative Care: Unraveling the Mystery
The staccato words coming over the speaker phone from my friend Molly bounced around like the basketballs we played with as young women...
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Tim and Ramie
- Jan 19, 2019
- 2 min
Long Distance Caregiving: Bridging the Divide
“Ramie, I’m terrified." One of my longest and dearest friends texted this to me earlier this week. Friends since junior high, we played...
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Tim and Ramie
- Dec 8, 2018
- 2 min
Holiday Stress?
Ah, the holidays are here. How is everyone doing? The stress and struggle during the holiday season can be real. At least it is for me....
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Tim and Ramie
- Nov 19, 2018
- 2 min
You Gotta Have Faith (and a break)
It is funny how as we age our conversations begin to shift. Our eighteen-year-old selves could not have imagined the many friendships...
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Tim and Ramie
- Sep 28, 2018
- 4 min
The Conversation: How would you like to be walked home?
“We are all just walking each other home.” ~Ram Dass “Norma, there is a chance what the doctor has to say at your appointment will not be...
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Tim and Ramie
- Sep 19, 2018
- 2 min
Blue Chair Moments
Many of our Facebook followers know that we were the keynote speakers at last year’s Coalition to Transform Advanced Care (C-TAC)...
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Tim and Ramie
- Aug 28, 2018
- 5 min
Prepare to Care: Tools from AARP
If there was an award for being least prepared to care for a loved one at the end of life, we would certainly have been finalists for it....
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Tim and Ramie
- Jul 5, 2018
- 2 min
An Unlikely Face of Caregiving
There are over 43 million adults in the United States providing unpaid care for a loved one — unsung heroes, one and all. Yet it was the...
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