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Letting Go
Here is a picture of my Dad letting go of me as I took my first wobbly baby steps. Last night, at 10:30 PM, Dad let go of the strings that bound him to this earthly world. For the past decade or so, Dad struggled in the cruel grip of Alzheimer’s, Dementia, and …
Happy Birthday, Dad.
Happy 77th birthday to my Dad, Adolph Robert Cordova, Jr. We spent more years apart than together. There’s no making up for that much lost time, especially taking into consideration his Alzheimer’s/ Dementia/ Paranoid Schizophrenia. Also, the physical distance between us. I hope they did something nice for him in his nursing home in Brookline, …
Boston Bound
My father didn’t raise me; he was gone for most of my childhood. Before he disappeared, we made many happy memories together. Trips to the beach, where I could play on the swings and the slide. Getting soft ice cream in a dixie cup at Magic Fountain, and racing to eat it before it melted …
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