by Heather Christie | Apr 25, 2019 | Heather's Blog, The Grandparents |
Albert Einstein said, “There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle.” The time stamp on my phone reads February 22, 2019, 10:44 pm. In the photograph, my daughter, my dear longtime... read more
by Heather Christie | Feb 23, 2019 | Favorites, Heather's Blog, Life Lessons, The Grandparents |
(Stick A Flag In Your Yard, Redux) In 1970 the Vietnam War was unpopular. My father was a medical resident, specializing in orthopedics, and therefore excused from military service as part of The Berry Plan. The draft couldn’t take him. Still there was an unconscious... read more
by Heather Christie | May 12, 2017 | Heather's Blog, The Grandparents |
Dear Mom, I’m sorry you had to watch your mother die from Alzheimer’s Disease. You worry it might be your fate. And mine, too. Sometimes you grow melancholy and say your game is almost over. It’s late in the second half and the clock is burning down. “I can’t... read more
by Heather Christie | Mar 15, 2016 | Inspiration/Mindful Living/Dream Chasing, The Grandparents |
The last time I saw my grandmother, she lay rigid, a thin sheet pulled to her chin, her gray hair swept away from her face, her ninety-three-year-old skin smooth like porcelain. She had been a beautiful woman once—movie star caliber. Now, she was a fraction of her... read more
by Heather Christie | Mar 6, 2016 | Heather's Blog, The Grandparents |
Food For Thought: Learn How To Park, #&%@head! My mother, The Split Personality Eater (SPE), has certain limitations with motor vehicles. Years ago, my brother-in-law, unable to drive due to an injury, had to ride shotgun with my mother from New York City to... read more
by Heather Christie | Feb 21, 2016 | Heather's Blog, The Grandparents |
Food For Thought: My mother, also affectionately known as The Split Personality Eater, is angry, which is unusual for her. She’s never mad. At the local community college where she works, she’s a ray of sunshine. I can’t go the bathroom in that place without a student... read more
