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Sep.07.2011
One week after planting a mailbox in front of our new house in North Carolina, the telegram arrived. "Project approved. Tickets purchased. Will meet you at the airport in Rome. Ciao. Sergio." Ecstatic, we packed what little we could and were on the road in two days. We could only guess what...
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Jul.24.2008
Months have passed peacefully since the shunt operation to relieve the fluid build-up on my father's brain. He returned to being more stable and communicative, and I am grateful for the gift of each day. His voice, however, once so deep and resonant, became weak and raspy. A speech therapist worked...
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Mar.31.2008
As March winds down, I feel spring ease into my soul. The winter's search for a diagnosis and treatment for my father's health issues is finally over. His symptoms were so similar to dementia, and with every test that was run, my fears increased. Was this an inevitable spiral downward for him?...
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Jan.29.2008
As I head out to take my 85-year-old father to another follow up doctor's appointment, I'm reminded of the deeply moving blog entry by author Patry Francis (http://www.patryfrancis.com/) who has been battling cancer. She wrote about an experience in her oncologist's waiting room, where the antics...
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Jan.20.2008
These past few months have been an emotional roller coaster: Calls from my father at odd times in the day of panic and confusion. "What will I wear?" "I can't seem to get out of bed. How will I get to breakfast?" "I'm at the bus station in Concord, coming to see you....
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Jan.14.2008
I confess to being born guilty. How do I know? It was instilled in me from my first breath.
I would like to connect with people who feel this way, too: people who have found ways to get past their sense of guilt to lead productive lives. Writing helps keep me sane. Teaching keeps my feet firmly...
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About Char
I was born in Chicago but lived many places growing up as the daughter of a Navy Chaplain. My passion for music led me in many directions, all of which, of course, affects my writing today. My first book, Tatiana Proskouriakoff: Interpreting the Ancient Maya...
Causes Char Solomon Supports
Piedmont Dance Theater, Cabarrus Arts Council, NC Writers Network, Komen Cancer Research, Pro Natura de Yucatan