Hello Friends and Family, This is Barrett, Bridget’s husband & former covivant of sixteen years. Over the past few years Bridget and I have known we have support from friends and family, but I am consistantly amazed and astonished how generous and caring you all truly are. Thank you. I am delighted to share this post …
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Celebrating Bridget
Hello Friends and Family, This is Barrett, Bridget’s husband & former covivant of sixteen years. Thank you all for sharing your kind thoughts and memories about Bridget. I wanted to share with you that we’re planning two events to celebrate Bridget. The first will be here in Portland, Oregon and the second will be in …
It’s Good to Be Home, Part II
Our next trip to the ER didn’t involve anyone trying to steal my identity, but it did, unfortunately, involve an extended stay in the oncology ward. Booo!! Our bargaining skills just aren’t at their peak at 3 in the morning. Especially unfair was that this time around, I kept hearing how healthy I looked. People …
It’s Good To Be Home
So Saturday I was waiting patiently in line at the ER and when my turn came, I explained how my oncologist had sent me in because my heart was beating fast and erratic like a giant butterfly frantically trying to get out. I guess it was a pretty good story and I looked a bit …
Making the Most of March
In Madison, March is an unbelievably dreary month. Spring is just around the corner, but it might as well be at the opposite end of the calendar. Everything is grey and mucky. Occasionally a clean sweep of snow swoops in, but it turns quickly to mush. I used to get some sort of interesting illness …
Plays Games, All Sorts
Ever since I found out that Dumbledore, my oncologist, is moving to retirement the Perfect Nanny song from Mary Poppins has been going through my head. Except instead of “Plays games, all sorts” and “rosy cheeks” it’s switched up a bit. Like “Super smart” and “Doesn’t try to kill me.” I am on board with …
From the Mixed-up Seasons of Portland, Oregon
If you’re from here, you might not realize that for most of the rest of the country it is completely insane to have buds in the front of your house fall leaves in the back of your house full blooms sprinkled throughout your yard whole swaths of full summertime green and a peek of snow …
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My Dream
I have this dream and it’s probably going to sound super lame–I’ve been confined to the same hospital room since Tuesday except for that one thrilling trip to the ct scan, surely I had time to come up with something better. Like touring the Loire valley in France and tiptoeing through fairy tale castles or …
All Hell Has Broken Loose (In a Good Way)
So we’re moving. Which is super awesome and all sorts of great (goodbye barely a one-bedroom, Charlie Bucket leaky chimney and rat-sized holes in the basement!). We’re also going to Phoenix on Sunday. Which we just found out yesterday. Aaahhhhh!!!!! Friday is moving day and just as we get that last box settled on Sunday …
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Fame
You give some people a tiny bit of fame and they just can’t get enough. As is the case with Barrett’s mom — her hands made the last post and then she really really really wanted to get her face in. So I’m indulging her. Us in Forest Park: This also seems to be the …