Tag Archives: distress

My Friend’s Child Committed Suicide

Posted on January 11, 2016 by Nancy

This weekend I received the saddest email. A friend I grew up with sent an email to tell his close friends and family that his daughter’s body had been found near the George Washington Bridge. Although I didn’t know either of … Continue reading →

Posted in My Blog | Tagged children's well-being, distress, familial relationships, grateful for my daughters, honesty, secrets, siblings, strong connections, suicide, what is enough | Comments Off

Memory Loss And Aging

Posted on June 30, 2014 by Nancy

A few months ago one of my daughters told me she was very worried about my memory loss and thought something was wrong. She did so with the force of her personality, which made it doubly distressing. I was already … Continue reading →

Posted in My Blog | Tagged accepting change, aging concerns, alzheimer's, dementia, distress, forgetting, frightening change, lumosity, memory loss, mental health, normal forgetfulness, terrifying, worrying | Comments Off

The Big Picture

Posted on April 30, 2012 by Nancy

I watched Bill Moyers last night, as I do most Sunday nights. He is a sane beacon in an otherwise bleak media universe, at least for me. He interviews folks both left and right, and asks probing, marvelous questions, rather … Continue reading →

Posted in My Blog | Tagged acceptable, big picture, Bill Moyers, critical thinking, deception, distortion, distress, Edward R. Murrow, lies, media lies, reality, truth | Comments Off

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