The Comparison Trap
Once in a while I find myself envious of other couples who are healthy and doing things together. The comparison only diminishes my capacity to enjoy the moment.
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The Rest of the Story: Three Blind Mice
Three blind mice, three blind mice… This seemingly grim rhyme invites us to reflect on the challenges of navigating life without clarity—blind to what lies ahead or uncertain about which way to turn.
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Third Spaces: A Different Kind of Caregiving
A few weeks ago, I visited a store that recently opened in my area, InchStone Books, and my first impression was exactly what every independent bookstore hopes to inspire: I wanted to stay. The shelves were thoughtfully curated, the gifts were reading-adjacent in the best possible way, and the chairs looked like they’d been chosen by someone who actually planned for people to sit in them. The atmosphere had that particular quality that’s impossible to manufacture — the feeling that someone who loved books had arranged the place, and that whoever showed up would be welcome here.
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When the News Takes Your Breath Away
I received news earlier this month that has stayed with me, settling deep in my chest. Tracey Durrett—one of our members since Breathing Spaces began, owner of Curves of Los Altos, and the host of our Family Caregiver Walks in Mountain View—has been diagnosed with an aggressive form of breast cancer: angiosarcoma.
I am angry.
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Keepsake Stories:
Preserving meaning, memory, and connection
— one story at a time
Caregiving asks us to hold many things at once. There are appointments to remember, medications to manage, schedules to coordinate, forms to complete, meals to prepare, and practical needs that often leave little space for anything beyond what must be done today. The responsibilities are real, important, and at times unrelenting.
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