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Friday, January 7, 2022

My Blog is 10 Years Old. What it’s Meant, How it’s Going and How I’m Doing

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My brother recently sent me a picture of my dad and me, taken in 2011. I am wearing a necklace given by a friend as a semi-gag gift. It’s a ...
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Thursday, July 23, 2020

Toenail Joy is Essential in Sickness or Pandemic

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A few weeks ago, before salons were shut back down again due to COVID-19, I got a pedicure for the first time in months. Because I almost...
Thursday, September 5, 2019

My Walker is an Open Invitation to Interrupt Me

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When I was in grade school, there was a popular prank that involved putting a “Kick me” sign on someone’s back. You would  cheerfully g...
Wednesday, August 1, 2018

Saying Goodbye to My Hospital Bed Feels Good

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I feel like a little kid graduating from a crib to a big girl bed. After 12-and-a-half years of sleeping in a hospital bed in our f...
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Laura Laughlin
I am a former journalist living in Southern California with my husband. How I got here is a long, sometimes miserable, but ultimately uplifting tale. Read more about it in my post or page: Backstory.
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