Author: Ron Stempkowski
Reflections on Two Years Ago…
I couldn’t believe when I looked at the calendar this week and realized I’d completely missed the anniversary of Ken’s hemipelvectomy surgery. And more than that, I can’t belie... Read More
Keeping My Head Low @ CVS (and Other Lessons Learned)
I have the good fortune and good genes to not be sick very often. This week I got sick. Just a cold. But a bad one for a big baby who who hasn’t been sick since before Ken was rediagnosed with c... Read More
The Writing is on the Wall
I really enjoyed writing last week’s blog. And it came at just the right time. I began the new year with a grand cleaning and organizing project around the apartment. I’d gone through ever... Read More
If You Build It, They Will Come (like it or not)
I grew up in the church–or rather I grew up in a church. No, my parents weren’t a pair evangelical ministers–they were a pair of…other “colorful” nicknames throughout t... Read More
Turning the Shiny Page
Like any story worth investing in–the kind that can sweep you up into its enthralling grip–turning the page is the only way to find out where the story leads, taking with you the sum of th... Read More
The Christmas Entry
(My parents living room looks like a Christmas card, right?) I woke up early this morning–and breathed a sigh of relief. The emotional gauntlet of my first Christmas without Ken was over! I neve... Read More
Holiday Baking
Today had been marked on my calendar for weeks. “Holiday Baking.” It’s tradition I’d grow up with and then that Ken and I shared during our life together. But this year, I deci... Read More
An Anniversary Thank You
This week marks the one-year anniversary of the my first blog. During the intervening year–as I promised myself–I’ve written at least one blog per week. It’s an accomplishment ... Read More