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Philip Ruge-Jones's avatar

I appreciate that I can clearly see you and Mike both being who you are as you move through this huge transition. It has got to be hard. I thought of a line from a book I am using to guide myself these days:

"Sometimes," said the horse.

"Sometimes, what?" asked the boy.

"Sometimes just getting up and carrying on is brave and magnificent."

--Charlie Mackesy, The Boy, the Mole, the Fox, and the Horse.

Susan Hudson's avatar

Pam— as the two lives in my own marriage start, at least for now, to slowly but clearly diverge, I soak up the wisdom you offer your readers, wrought from geologic -like forces of painful, compressed experience . Thank you.

Jonathan Parham's avatar

my brother has been diagnosed with Alzheimers. I'm learning from you

Searching for the Words's avatar

Dear Pam - it sounds like you have found a wonderful new home for Mike, where people will live him. And more - it sounds like you prepared him perfectly for this transition. No wonder he has taken to it so well! I’m taking notes. Thank you. ❤️