by Jeni Martinez | Apr 19, 2017 | Caregiver/daughter, Dogs, Family
Mom likes to say that she and her friend, DJ, brought the neighborhood together. She met DJ and her fat schnauzer, Maggie, about ten years ago when we first moved to Twin Lakes and the two have logged a lot of miles walking together since then. In the early days,...
by Jeni Martinez | Mar 26, 2017 | Caregiver/daughter, Family
In 2005 my friend Suzy and I did the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer 3 Day 60 mile walk in honor of her mom. For three mostly wet days we walked, told each other stories, listened to the inspiring stories of the cancer survivors who walked with us, shared a tiny tent,...
by Jeni Martinez | Mar 8, 2017 | Caregiver/daughter, Family
My brother stopped to visit us this past weekend on his way to Japan for a conference. He introduced himself, saying, “Hi Mom, I’m your son, Fred.” She smiled at his attention and his big hug. She has always loved the attention of a tall, good...
by Jeni Martinez | Mar 2, 2017 | Caregiver/daughter, Family
The musings of a caretaker/daughter… “My dear girl, the day you see I’m getting old, I ask you to please be patient, but most of all, try to understand what I’m going through. If when we talk. I repeat the same thing a thousand times, don’t interrupt to say:...
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