Tag: impact

  • What I learned when my son died

    barry obit

    I have learned some hard lessons recently. I wrote this last week:

    It seems so wrong to be sitting here in his hospital room, him over there so quiet, because he passed away this morning — my beloved 32-year-old son. (more…)

  • End of your rope?

    End of rope

    This is not a post about religion, but it is a post inspired by religion, I suppose. (more…)

  • Communication lessons from my daughter

    Road Closed Detour sign

    I’ve mentioned my special needs daughter here before. I don’t talk about her here a lot, although in many ways she is the center of my life, because the focus of this blog is on communication skills. But every once in awhile these major areas of my life intersect. Today is one of them. Here are some things Hannah is reminding me of today.
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