Category Archives: caregiving

Is it just the absence?

Posted on May 24, 2020 by tealas

We lost my father to Covid-19 about five weeks ago.   These are the last few family photos we were able to take together. There is still so much to process about how we lost my dad, in the midst of … Continue reading →

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Poem: Recovery

Posted on October 17, 2017 by tealas

And when I die, They’ll blame me for not Having taken better care Of myself They’ll discuss my disease Of empathy and enablement If only she could have healed From her childhood Found a functional partner Put her father in … Continue reading →

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Reblog: The Tipping Point of Illness by Charlie Morris

Posted on March 4, 2017 by tealas

Below is a very good article by Charlie Morris from 2010 – one that didn’t make it onto his new website.   I’m reblogging this here because I’ve been living the truth of this article for several months.   Karmic situations … Continue reading →

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Preparing for my father’s passing

Posted on October 15, 2016 by tealas

It is hard to write that line.  You can’t ever “prepare” for your parent to pass away.  Yet as physical decline continues, you realize that there will be a moment that the medicines and treatments won’t meet. Death is not … Continue reading →

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What I Was Spared

Posted on August 29, 2016 by tealas

I’ve had very little time for writing the last several months. In spring, we had some staffing changes around my father’s care, and I’ve taken on a more active, day-to-day role in managing his care and medications. I’ve been acknowledging … Continue reading →

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Poem: Door-space

Posted on January 20, 2016 by tealas

I showed you a door I didn’t know existed You keep showing me The space that always does

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Being in the mountains, holidays, illness and death

Posted on January 7, 2016 by tealas

My family took a trip to the mountains near Asheville after Christmas. It was the perfect get-away, a rental through a colleague and a chance to see some family who came from out-of-state. Yet I didn’t foresee the impact that … Continue reading →

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Omaha beach and the lunar eclipse

Posted on September 28, 2015 by tealas

Tonight was a night that brought me to tears,  it was such a confluence of unusual circumstances. My son and I went to give my father his nighttime medications.  When we headed upstair to his apartment, I could see a … Continue reading →

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Friends

Posted on September 4, 2015 by tealas

About 12 years ago, I moved away from my spiritual community and circle of friends and colleagues in Santa Cruz California. I’ve enjoyed many opportunities in the new home I’ve made, and faced many challenges. But this last week caused … Continue reading →

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Visitors

Posted on July 16, 2015 by tealas

One of the most valuable aspects of my healer’s work is that he writes honestly about his day-to-day life.   It has helped me understand patterns in my own life that would be more difficult without the reflection.  I’ve also been … Continue reading →

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