Posted September 16, 2019 in Sacred Stories By Debra Basham Sacred Stories
He had for years lived in what had been his mother’s home. The time had come for him to sell it and move nearer his daughter. He had received an offer on the home a week or so earlier, pending inspection and financing.
Early one morning he was at the […]
Posted September 15, 2019 in Debra’s Wellness Tips By Debra Basham Debra’s Wellness Tips
For those who are not in year-round school, autumn is the time students generally return to school. When I was a kid, we learned reading, writing, and ‘rithmetic. Today, people need to know about so much more.
For example, people need to know about necrotizing fasciitis.
Often called […]
Posted September 14, 2019 in Sacred Stories By Debra Basham Sacred Stories
She had been thinking about her dad a lot lately, especially that morning.
As she stood there in the kitchen and took a bite of her apple, she realized her bite made a heart shape in the flesh.
This was an apple her Dad would have picked up […]
Posted September 14, 2019 in Sacred Stories By Debra Basham Sacred Stories
A couple weeks after her husband’s passing, he received a big postcard inviting him to a free lunch, along with a guest, at one of their favorite restaurants.
The only obligation was to listen to their presentation on cremation.
Her girlfriend said he would want her to go, but tell them […]
Posted September 10, 2019 in Sacred Stories By Debra Basham Sacred Stories
Her Godmother, who was like a sister to her mother, was visiting. They all met at a restaurant for dinner.
She brought some pictures and things of her mother’s that she wanted to ask about and discuss with her Godmother. They laughed and joked—sharing a really nice time.
In […]
Posted September 9, 2019 in Sacred Stories By Debra Basham Sacred Stories
Her mom had been taken to ER the evening before. The following afternoon, they finally got her transferred to a room.
They were waiting for a cardiologist to see her mom.
Following a heart attack, her mom had worked with a cardiologist 20 years earlier. Doctor Silverman and her […]
Posted September 8, 2019 in Debra’s Wellness Tips By Debra Basham Debra’s Wellness Tips
Not everyone has a prostate gland, and not everyone with a prostate gland has a problem. However, everyone knows someone.
Can you imagine our history if only someone with the disease had been interested in polio?
So today’s wellness tip is simply a link to everything you ever […]
Posted September 7, 2019 in Sacred Stories By Debra Basham Sacred Stories
For years her husband had hosted Wednesday night jam sessions in their home, but that was the night she was out-of-town.
She had come to so enjoy the Friday afternoon jam sessions all winter while they were in Florida.
Early the morning of their last jam before they headed North, […]
Posted September 1, 2019 in Debra’s Wellness Tips By Debra Basham Debra’s Wellness Tips
I had two clients in the past week who needed to cancel an appointment with me because of an active migraine headache.
I have had migraines, and I know how debilitating they can be. It is probably time to post the information about salty lemonade again.
Add a couple […]
Posted August 31, 2019 in Sacred Stories By Debra Basham Sacred Stories
Driving back from visiting her husband in the Alzheimer’s facility, she was telling his daughter the story of having drawn ‘A Father’s Love’ Messenger Card the previous month following her surgery. (See previous post: A Father’s Love)
They were just about home when the story was finished. “Did the medicine container […]
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