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Mother, May I…

Posted on December 31, 2012 by Dawn Quyle Landau

To my mother, with love. For those of you who have been following my blog for a while, you know that New Year’s Eve is the anniversary of my mother’s death. For those of you who haven’t, it is one … Continue reading →

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Posted in Awareness, Courage, Daily Observations, Death, Death of parent, Dying, Honest observations on many things, Huntington's Disease, Mothers, Musings, Parenting, Personal change, Tales From the Motherland, Writing | Tagged 2012, 2013, Anniversary of a death, death of a parent, grief, Huntington's Disease, loss, mothers, New Year's Eve, parents, Tales from the Motherland | 19 Comments

365 Regrets, Blessings, Lessons.

Posted on September 14, 2012 by Dawn Quyle Landau

All week I’ve found myself tearing up as I drive past the road that leads to the nursing home where my mother lived. I pass the road to Hospice House, where she died December 31, 2011, far more often and … Continue reading →

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Posted in Aging, Awareness, Beauty, Blog, Daily Observations, Death, Death of parent, Dying, Foreign exchange students, Honest observations on many things, Life, Mothers, Musings, My world, Parenting, Women, Women's issues, Writing | Tagged aging parents, death of a parent, dementia, family, Huntington's Disease, loss, Musings, parents, passage of time, Tales from the Motherland | 21 Comments

Fear, No Pictures.

Posted on November 18, 2011 by Dawn Quyle Landau

I wanted to write a happy post today. I really did. I have procrastinated all morning. Watching old recordings on my DVR, bringing my free space to a respectable number again… trying to think of topics that work. However, the … Continue reading →

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Posted in Beauty, Death, Musings, My world, Parenting, Women's issues, Writing | Tagged aging parents, blog, Death, dying, grief, hospice, Huntington's Disease, letting go, loss, love, parents, writing | 9 Comments

To Each His Own… Troubles.

Posted on October 10, 2011 by Dawn Quyle Landau

I’ve said it before, life is not about fairness; it isn’t fair. Each of us has our own troubles to work through and who hasn’t said, at some point, this just isn’t fair. However, this weekend felt like being smacked … Continue reading →