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Oh, The Places GO'Rio Will Go! The Summer Brings Us Into End of Life Transitions

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I'm eating a lot of cole slaw lately.  In late July, I received word through Messenger (interconnected with Facebook) of the sudden passing of one of my most important friends of my entire life.   We were all early 20's, and he started out as a coworker of my significant other-turned-husband. He would come to dinner once a week (Tuesdays, one semester, which had to do with their class schedules attending the University).  I'd purchased a mobile home near campus literally next to the railroad tracks, and I worked on or near campus.  read more »

Each One, Reach One - And "The Ripple Effect"

I am dedicating the time and other resources involved in creating this topic on Lumigrate to Alice, "Amazing Alice" I'd later come to call her, who had collaborated with me on showing people how to be 'active' from home in the political process, even when unwell, as she was at the time.  read more »

Yenta's Take on Honoring Those Who Die

Hello my dawlinks!  I have a rather uncomfortable subject to kibbtiz (chat) with you about.  A good friend of mine passed away this month from breast cancer.  No, not Ellen's mother (thanks be to G-d), but another friend of ours.  Believe me, bubbelehs, it was a blessing that G-d finally took her.  There were also two co-workers of Ellen's that lost family members in the past two weeks to Alzhiemers and again, a blessing - they are no longer suffering nor are the ones closest to them.  We should all say Yitzka (Prayer for the dead) for them. Amen.  read more »

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