Reason for Return
I have been sitting here staring at my computer screen for longer than I'd like to admit. I can't quite decide on the answer to the...
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Becoming
the
Meems
the transformation is complete. I've become my mother.
by carolyn lackey
Becoming
Meems
the
by Carolyn Lackey
- May 29, 2018
- 2 min
Wishing for You
I was grateful that I didn't encounter any of Meems' caregivers as I walked down the hall of Wedgewood South after leaving her room this...
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by Carolyn Lackey
- May 25, 2018
- 2 min
99%
As I sat with Meems helping her eat her supper the other day, she told me that she had been to two colleges. "I went to a junior college...
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by Carolyn Lackey
- May 2, 2018
- 2 min
Come Sail Away
If I visit the Meems in the afternoon, she is most assuredly napping. I like to go around 4:00 so that I can snuggle and chat with her...
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by Carolyn Lackey
- Apr 16, 2018
- 2 min
Where You At?
Meems. Meems. Meems. Sometimes she says the darndest things. The other day when I arrived for my daily visit, I knelt down in front of...
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by Carolyn Lackey
- Mar 22, 2018
- 2 min
Chocolate Bunnies
Meems has a new obsession. It's all she thinks about day and night. Just this afternoon when I cuddled up beside her while she was...
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by Carolyn Lackey
- Mar 6, 2018
- 7 min
Never Again. Ever.
There were warning signs. Omens. All ignored. For starters, when I began packing for the trip, it took me forever to find my ski...
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by Carolyn Lackey
- Feb 13, 2018
- 3 min
The Things We Keep
I'm a hopelessly sentimental old fool. After losing my sister to cancer 20 years ago, I learned about sentimentality the hard way. The...
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by Carolyn Lackey
- Jan 26, 2018
- 3 min
Not for You
I spent some time with Meems' BFF, Leonard, last week. As we were driving to his appointment with his eye doctor, he turned to me and...
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by Carolyn Lackey
- Jan 11, 2018
- 2 min
Absolute Very Best
When the boys were little, not a day went by that one of them didn't say something funny. "I'll bet you don't even BELIEVE in the Statue...
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by Carolyn Lackey
- Jan 10, 2018
- 3 min
Birthday Girl
When we celebrated Christmas on June 25th, I was convinced that Meems had talked to God and was planning on taking a little trip to see...
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by Carolyn Lackey
- Dec 26, 2017
- 2 min
Merry Christmas to One and All
Like clockwork, the Wedgewood South van pulled up in front of our house bright and early Christmas morning. After sliding open the back...
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by Carolyn Lackey
- Dec 20, 2017
- 3 min
Five More Sleeps
Meems was asleep when I visited yesterday. As I quietly lowered the bedrail so that I could sit on the bed next to her, her eyes opened...
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by Carolyn Lackey
- Nov 17, 2017
- 2 min
Find the Fruitcake
Things Meems Said At 4-5 Minute Intervals During Lunch Yesterday And My Responses: "Have you met your new boss yet?" (I am unemployed,...
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by Carolyn Lackey
- Oct 24, 2017
- 1 min
The Talk
This will be a no frills, no edit quicky. But, I just had to tell you what Meems told me today. She was cuddled in her favorite fetal...
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by Carolyn Lackey
- Sep 29, 2017
- 3 min
Daydream Believer
Perhaps it's the gray morning peeking through my window. Maybe it's the rather somber "Peaceful Guitar" Spotify playlist that is...
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by Carolyn Lackey
- Sep 18, 2017
- 4 min
Sweet, Sweet Union
On the way to KFC after church yesterday, Alan and I had an interesting discussion with Meems' best friend, Leonard. He has given me...
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by Carolyn Lackey
- Sep 11, 2017
- 4 min
Mountain Mama
My husband, Alan, and I took a sentimental journey last week. We traveled "back in time" to one of our favorite spots - Estes Park,...
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by Carolyn Lackey
- Aug 23, 2017
- 5 min
A Giant Among Men
In June of 1969, a young, vulnerable, soon-to-be single mother and her two daughters (11 and 9) arrived in Waco, Texas, seeking safety...
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by Carolyn Lackey
- Aug 8, 2017
- 3 min
Both
Yesterday when I went to see Meems, she was asleep in her wheelchair "visiting" with her BFF*. It was a "sleepy day." It was 1:30PM. ...
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