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A new year

LIFE: Well the New Year has come and gone. The Christmas decorations have been put away. The lights are coiled up and put away. I’m making new file folders for receipts and filing  the old stuff for taxes. Kathy’s health records and hospice info is in a file box. Sympathy and Christmas cards have been put away. I seem to be… Read more →

Life is in the cards

LIFE:  The last week or so has been an interesting journey – literally and figuratively. Christmas was okay and our (would’ve been) 38th anniversary, December 23rd, worked out to be an adventure. I was feeling a tad sad, off and on, leading up to our anniversary. In the early stages of Huntington’s Disease, the holidays were rough on Kathy (and… Read more →

The Holidays

LIFE: The holidays can be a tough time after the loss of a loved one. Each event or holiday will be a first for me. Our wedding anniversary is coming up a few days before Christmas. Christmas eve and Christmas day will all give me a chance to reflect on my life with Kathy. I’ve continued going to my two support groups at… Read more →

Pressing forward

The Wilbraham-Hampden Times did a nice article about Kathy and my fundraiser. We are now at 80% of the initial goal! Thanks to everyone. Remembering Kathy Lehndorff   Fundraiser ongoing to exhibit artist’s work By Tyler S. Witkop, Turley Publications Staff Writer HAMPDEN – A lifelong artist, Kathy Lehndorff had the creative touch. Now her husband and caregiver Peter is borrowing… Read more →

Giving Thanks

I have so much to be thankful for… …it is hard to know where to even begin. First and foremost I had a great life with Kathy. It was “a good run” as they say. She got to spend the rest of her days on her terms, in her house and left with a smile on her face. And I… Read more →

Remembering Kathy Lehndorff

I really don’t like asking for money. I’m not really good at it at all. When I do an estimate for a graphic design project I never guess how long something is really going to take. Well, I never overestimate, at least. I always do what it takes to get it done. Sometimes I am so wrapped up in work,… Read more →