Posts Tagged ‘Life’
Felisa was my stepmother. She was diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer a few months ago and wasn’t responding to chemotherapy. Back in October of 2010, when my father passed away, I saw Felisa for the first time in about ten years at a small family meeting where my big sister was letting the family know [...]
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LGN 40: Years Old
Inside: The mid-way check point; Stop the clock – Time out, ref; Where I’m failing miserably; Cheer up, emo dude; Underground Athlete Year 2 – Ready Player One The Average Lifespan The average lifespan for African American men is 70 years. That’s about 6 years longer than my grandfather and father lived. But let’s call [...]
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Rest in Peace, Grandma
My sister left a message late last night. I saw/listened when I woke up this morning. I didn’t expect it to be good news but man. Grandma Young, my father’s mother passed away yesterday. The last two times I saw Grandma were at Aunt Norma’s funeral back in March and my dad’s funeral (and funeral [...]
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LGN 30: Mortality
Today is Sunday, October 2nd, 2011. It would have been my father’s 65th birthday. He died last year, October 17, 2010. He turned 64 in a persistent vegetative state. I wrote this: Rest in Peace, Arthur G. Young About this time last year, my big sister and I had given the doctors permission to remove our dad [...]
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Rest in Peace, Aunt Norma
This is going to be short. But I wanted to say something. I hadn’t seen Aunt Norma for years until my dad went to the emergency room, unresponsive, last August (2010). If you don’t have an Aunt Norma in your family, you missed out. She was sweet — she’d address all of us kids [...]
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The Gathering
One more. I wouldn’t call it a back rub night. It’s more of a fall asleep with your head in someone’s lap night. At first I thought this was strange, but I’m getting used to the idea. The funeral home automatically sets up memorial pages for the family: http://www.marchfh.com/obituaries/Arthur-Young/ I uploaded a few photos and [...]
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The Viewing
Please, if you’re moved to do so, feel free to leave a few words for the family. Funeral homes have web pages now?? Whether it’s a memory or if you just want to offer consolation. http://www.marchfh.com/obituaries/Arthur-Young/#/TributeWall Donald. My father’s father’s name is Donald. I’m still processing. That means more writing. My big sister, Tracey — [...]
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Rest in peace, Arthur G. Young
Some decisions are hard to make. Some decisions are hard to make even when it’s the right thing to do. Last year, October 16th, 2009 I had Leika euthanized. It was time. You know. I didn’t want her to suffer a day longer. That’s how it goes with pets. You’re expected to do what’s best [...]
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Social Isms: Aurae
You ever not let someone in an SUV get in front of you? Because you know you won’t be able to see around it? You ever comment on someone’s Facebook status and come to realize that it wasn’t meant for you? FYI, gentlemen. Pregnant women aren’t looking for comments from dudes. Any status from a [...]
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The 3 C’s If you’ve ever wondered why men are the way we are, there are the 3 C’s I’ve come up with to explain the strange, primitive animal that we are: Cave, Comestibles, Cleavage.
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