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 →
Tag: folk music
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 →
Sunday! Sunday! at the Blackthorne, Easton, MA
MUSIC: If you are in the Southeastern ear of Massachusetts (I don’t know if that is an actual geographic term) I will be the open stage feature at The Blackthorne Tavern in Easton MA this Sunday afternoon, December 13. It will be my first ‘gig’ in many years and part of my music therapy. I’ll be raising money for my… Read more →
An Update
CAREGIVING: A quick update and thank you for all the support I have received. It means a lot. I received some lovely comments on Facebook. I realize this is therapeutic for me, but it makes other people sad. It hits close to home. Kathy has rebounded (a little) from last week. I’m not kidding myself about the future or anything. There seems to… Read more →
April Fools inspection
I am going to attempt to do shorter little postings. I seem to be getting too occupied or tired at night to blog. Maybe I can get more ‘regular’. LIFE: Last week on April Fools Day, I went to get our car inspection. It snuck up on me, but fortunately my google calendar nagged me about it. I had those dreaded check everything… Read more →
Gratitude to my friends
CAREGIVING & MUSIC: I wish I could reach out and give a virtual hug to everyone who is supporting us during our time with Huntington’s Disease. We had a very very successful benefit concert in Amherst thanks to the organizational efforts of Mike and Chris Orlen. Volunteers and donors from all over the Pioneer Valley pitched in to help. I… Read more →
Kathy’s Benefit
MUSIC: There are many people who could not get to the benefit concert in Amherst or were not free to watch on ConcertWindow as it was happening. It was a huge success and I was humbled by the love for Kathy that was shown and the respect that was shown for my caregiving. I’ll talk more about the benefit, what happened and… Read more →