THE OPTIMISTIC DUKE

LIVING A LIFE FUELED BY COFFEE AND BABY SNUGGLES

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Two Months Later

When my mom was first diagnosed with brain cancer, every doctor we encountered told us that they would never tell us what timeframes to expect unless we specifically asked, and even then, they would caution us that every person’s circumstance…

June

June. It’s already June. I’ve said this at least 6 times in as many days and at first it seemed like the usual time flies commentary but one moment, I paused. June. June 2019 was when it all started to…

On The Road Again

On The Road Again

You know how sometimes you get a song stuck in your head and you can’t get it out? Lately, every single time I push my mom in her wheelchair around the house, Willie Nelson’s “On The Road Again” starts running…

Leaning In

Leaning In

A re-heated cup of coffee. Day 3 hair.  A Paw Patrol figurine neglected on the kitchen table. Another Lego under my foot. I curse the creator of the sharp red torture device and move on, leaving it to attack another…

Medicated

Medicated

I’ve gone back and forth about how to write this post but with all that’s going on in the world right now, I’m seeing the word ANXIETY used much more frequently, and frankly, I think that’s a good thing. I…

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