by mcgarveysan | Mar 30, 2021 | Grief
Visiting my mom at her Alzheimer’s care facility As a birthday surprise last month I took my dad to visit my mom for a window visit at her Alzheimer’s care facility. My parents haven’t seen each other, face to face, for at least nine months due to COVID...
by mcgarveysan | Jan 27, 2020 | Grief, More!, Our lives
Noelle here: The last week has been so difficult and also so inspiring. My dad passed from this life to the next. He’s off to dance with my mom again. To sit beside his savior. He’s at peace from the struggle of Parkinson’s and can rest. Mom & Dad Two of my...
by mcgarveysan | Jan 1, 2020 | Grief, Our lives
I’m not sure in which specific year I started calling my mom on New Year’s Eve, at the stroke of midnight, to wish her a happy New Years. Last min REI pre-PCT stop I think it started when I was in my early twenties. We were discussing New Years traditions and my mom...
by mcgarveysan | May 10, 2019 | Grief, Hiking, PCT, Section C California, Thru-hikes
Noelle here: Steve does a great job of writing daily. Me not so much, as I seem to cover more of the major events on my mind through out the week. One of my recent highlights surrounded the grieving of our good, best friend, Buddy. Oh how I miss his tiny little face,...
