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71 years of photos (still being added) 5 Dec 2012 | 12:33 pm
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Celebrating John's life, July 13 27 Jul 2012 | 06:21 am
On Friday, July 13th we hosted a beautiful celebration of John's life. It's a cliché to say it, but John would've loved it - and how we wished he could have been there! In his honour, Vancouver Comm...
Remembering John 2 Jul 2012 | 06:23 am
I've already said how hard it was to find a suitable photo for John's obituary but eventually chose one taken in December 2008 when we'd gone to the Bard & Banker in Victoria with my mother for dinner...
Celebration of Life, July 13, 2 p.m. 29 Jun 2012 | 09:43 am
As you might guess, my days since Saturday have been fraught, but by tomorrow I'll have attended to the most important matters. I devoted most of my time, though, to John's obituary. As my soul frie...
Vigil's end. Peace. 24 Jun 2012 | 12:26 am
John passed peacefully at 6:32 this morning. (I could riff more on the word peacefully because it's clear to me that dying is hard work, but I'll let it pass for now.) John's at peace, and his relea...
Drawing closer 23 Jun 2012 | 11:35 am
Today I'd intended to visit John in the morning and again in the evening as I usually do but changed my plans when I realized that his time of passing is slowly drawing closer. When I arrived, he loo...
On so many levels 22 Jun 2012 | 07:22 am
Heartfelt thanks that we're supported and cared for on so many levels! For John, I'm hoping a more positive change is underway. When I visited this morning, he stirred from sleep and within minutes ...
Home again 30 May 2012 | 06:31 pm
John's last night at VGH was sleepless - again. This time, at least, he wasn't dragging around a 5' tube from his chest and a collection unit on an IV pole. Small mercy. He called me at 7:20 this mo...
Happy 71st, John 29 May 2012 | 06:07 pm
John comes home tomorrow morning. The system was geared toward discharging him this afternoon - until the hole in his left lung (from which the chest tube was removed today) leaked profusely. It was...
Discouraged 27 May 2012 | 03:12 pm
My day started with a call from John telling me that where the tour finished, there was a hospital, so he'd gone to reception and been advised to . . . What? Delirium. Reassured that Chris would be...
