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For far more than half my life, I've been 'Dave's wife', 'Mrs. G'. And most of the decisions I've made were taking into account the wishes of my husband. His moods would often dictate how I act...

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Not really sure how to share this. Lots of emotions and feelings - so I'll sh are the Reader's Digest version, and let the chips fall where they may. Someone from my work has stepped up and off...

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I'm going to start with the progress on my house. Today was another 'crew' day - when people from my church show up and offer their time and energy for 5 hours towards repairing my home and help...

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Catching up on housework! With 12 hour shifts four days per week, that 'in the middle' day offers both relief and opportunity to DO stuff. I slept in this morning, and yet by 7:30am, I had a ...

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Catching up on housework! With 12 hour shifts four days per week, that 'in the middle' day offers both relief and opportunity to DO stuff. I slept in this morning, and yet by 7:30am, I had a ...

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Strangest thing started about 3 weeks ago. Muscle cramps. In my feet. My hands. My rib cage! My neck muscles. I increased my Potassium intake (I do take a diuretic for my vestibular issues),...

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Many of you have NO idea who Ralph and Sam are - and before you read on, please go ahead and note if you do. :) Many, many, ma....oh, hell - back when cartoons were funny, there was this Loone...

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Talking about nearby townhomes with three bedrooms. 'Oh, yeah! And I'll set up that downstairs bedroom as a study...or reading room...or something. I prefer a town home because I can utter t...

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It's a normal day. Hubby is sitting in his recliner watching TV. The pastor drops by for a visit and is clearly surprised at seeing my husband, but recovers and doesn't say anything about dead ...

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I have been quite open about where I am on my journey through loss - how blessed we've been - and how we have been cared for by God. I realize this isn't everyone's cup of tea, but bear with me f...

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When volunteers started coming forward to help prepare my house for sale, I called my realtor and told her to suspend showing the place for 1 month. I don't want to show it in disarray and disco...

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Too much sadness, too many work hours, too much to do to write or respond. Busier than a long-tailed cat in a room full of rocking chairs. I have reached that point where I am impatient with ...

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What a day! They arrived at the same time, carrying 10 gallons of Ivory paint and supplies coming out the wazoo! They prepped, and taped, and laid down the first coat. They installed my new ...

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“Here comes the Cavalry, MJ!” Kathy calls at 9:31pm to announce the good news. Trying to sell a home with a half-finished kitchen and Fruit-Loop-colored walls is, let me tell you, purt-near imp...

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It was a long twelve hour shift yesterday. People coming, people going -smiles and frowns - push back from clients who both want and despise working in a secured building. On my way home at 1...

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I recently watched a news story (found on Facebook) about an elderly gentleman with Alzheimer's Disease who went missing (almost typed: was found missing). Upon the discovery of the absence of t...

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The Good Doctor=the evangelist that I work for and who spoke my husband's memorial asked if I would be willing to speak about my thoughts on the after-life. It was a five minute, slightly self-r...

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Bad Blood Be Gone in QUOTIDIEN just now Public Back when he was 18 years old, David's parents divorced, and he went off the deep end into booze and pot. Because he was finishing high school t...

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My neighbor, Mikalyn, prepared this video to be used during the memorial. I think she did a great job. David Gibson Memorial Video

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Am and I headed out to the Kansas City River Market because we could, because we're alive, because it's a weekend ritual, because it was GORGEOUS outside!!! Wore the new platforms I bought for t...

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Anne-Marie spent Wednesday night at her friend's house so that her support system, for her first day back to school following Dave's death, would begin from the moment she woke up on Thursday. H...

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Walked Into the bedroom once too often expecting to find him taking a nap, so in addition to clothing for the memorial, I went ahead and purchased an entire bed set. Now when I walk into the bedr...

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Thank you all for your kind words of condolence! The flood of love and support we have received has been astonishing! Yesterday, a man from my church came and worked three solid hours, pruning ...

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So many raw emotions, so I will be brief: On the evening of May 02, I received a call from my husband's phone while I was out with my daughter -celebrating my first full paycheck from the new jo...

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Contrary to what many believe, Quebec can get pretty HOT in the summer. The kind of heat that makes your skin slick and your scalp drip. I remember, as a child, sitting out on my Grandmaman's ...

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