Angels: Notice Them in Your Life
Angels… …….You Might Want to Notice Them It seems seasonally appropriate to discuss “angels” and how they might appear in your life, without your fully realizing it. I recount an event that happened to Paul and me: Fifteen years ago, my husband, Paul Wesley Gates, was hit on a mountain road in Asheville, North Carolina,…
What Connects Me to This Veteran Hero
***For Veterans’ Day, I reprise 2 front pg stories I wrote for the Prov Journal…. Colonel Fredric Mellor: Rhode Island’s 1st Casualty of the Viet Nam War I didn’t really know Fred. But, as his brother Daniel’s widow, I became the lone caretaker for something Fred valued greatly: His Arnold Palmer “Classic” golf clubs in the…
Fighting Alzheimer’s
Every day I pump out articles to a readership I‘m never sure of. In the process, I engage my mind (writing is like sculpting with words) to offset a medical threat–cognitive disease. At almost 80, I’ve had a life dogged with hardships but the last 30 years have been relatively smooth—or at least, manageable. In…
Lose the Shame: We’re All in This Together
Our society straight up amazes me. I see young female celebrities (so-called “influencers”) strutting about with their “bubble breasts” popping out all over; their pumped up lips pursed in inviting manner, while “Clothing optional” seems to be the rule, meaning they seemingly have no shame in exposing their nether regions. The only thing covered is their every move…
I Know Them When I See Them
We were at the little clam shack we frequented over the years, when we biked the 14 mile route from one picturesque town to this other. You see, I always needed a carrot—an incentive to get me through the rigors of the long bike ride from Barrington to Quito’s in Bristol was that. Now that…
How to Thrive on a Cruel Journey…A Ghost Ride on a Darkened Road…Tears of Thanks…
Recently, I spoke to an audience in Charlton, Massachusetts on “How to Survive and Even Thrive with a Loved One with Alzheimer’s”. First off, Charlton is definitely “out there,” a rural community dotted with farms, wide acreage, rolling hills. My talk was scheduled for 6:00 PM. I was accompanied by a former student, Amanda DiLeone…
