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yewberry

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17. After my dad's stroke
Sun Mar 19, 2017, 06:24 PM
Mar 2017

he developed aphasia. He couldn't produce or understand much language. He could produce nonsense and string together words, but they didn't make sense, and he found it very frustrating. He could swear, though, and did so with surprising clarity.

When I saw him in the hospital shortly before he died, he looked at me and worked out, carefully, "You. Love. Me." And he was visibly upset that that was what came out, but I told him, "Yes, dad, and you love me." He relaxed. That was the last thing he was ever able to communicate to me, and I'm so incredibly grateful that I was able to be there.

It's beautiful to me, anyway.

A picture I took in Golden Gate Park yesterday - NBachers Mar 2017 #1
Aw, the happy couple! ailsagirl Mar 2017 #2
I could do worse than to come back as one of these duckies next time. NBachers Mar 2017 #8
You caught the female with a half-open bill-- probably in mid-quack!! ailsagirl Mar 2017 #21
The emerald green is stunning. mia Mar 2017 #7
David Hall - Two Mexican Dances For Marimaba teach1st Mar 2017 #3
Nice! mia Mar 2017 #5
How did these creatures get to be so jaw-droppingly beautiful?? ailsagirl Mar 2017 #4
Friesian Bayard Mar 2017 #10
Poetry in motion mia Mar 2017 #11
Mia, that is the most gorgeous thing I've seen in a long, long time ailsagirl Mar 2017 #13
Beautiful northoftheborder Mar 2017 #26
Friesians are just gorgeous ♥ Kimchijeon Mar 2017 #19
There is only one beautiful "thing" in my life these days... aikoaiko Mar 2017 #6
What a cute kid! mia Mar 2017 #9
VERY cute!!! ailsagirl Mar 2017 #12
This message was self-deleted by its author ailsagirl Mar 2017 #14
One of my favorite songs dreamland Mar 2017 #15
Edvard Munch, most known for his masterpiece "The Scream," also produced beauty of great delicacy ailsagirl Mar 2017 #16
After my dad's stroke yewberry Mar 2017 #17
That is beautiful, yewberry ailsagirl Mar 2017 #20
🐬🌈🦄🌸🐰 Kimchijeon Mar 2017 #18
From my Mom's birthday party - she met her first great grandchild! csziggy Mar 2017 #22
Ignore the fact that it's an advertisement, and just revel in the beauty: Aristus Mar 2017 #23
Or this one: Aristus Mar 2017 #24
Beautiful, Aristus ailsagirl Mar 2017 #25
Here are a couple Adsos Letter Mar 2017 #27
Both so lovely! You must live in Sonoma county? ailsagirl Mar 2017 #34
ACK! Sorry, just saw this. Adsos Letter Mar 2017 #35
No problem-- ailsagirl Mar 2017 #38
So needed thread! Beautiful birds: WinkyDink Mar 2017 #28
Posted in another thread Yavin4 Mar 2017 #29
This is truly beautiful... Stuart G Mar 2017 #37
Awesome cakes! WinkyDink Mar 2017 #30
Beautiful flowers in the rain! WinkyDink Mar 2017 #31
Sloth Metsie Casey Mar 2017 #32
I liked this tree I saw OriginalGeek Mar 2017 #33
Taken at Corkscrew Sanctuary Swamp in Florida Dyedinthewoolliberal Mar 2017 #36
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