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ChristineAhhh Castigliano's avatar

This beauty caught in my throat: “There would be no room and no time for wrestling and fighting with myself. It would be the greatest gift I could ever give, and ever receive, to be fully present in this time for my husband.”

This resolve helps me as I care for my husband. He’s not in a dying process, but his sciatic pain is so intense that he sometimes wishes he wasn’t here. (His best friend is dying of cancer, near his last breath, but we can’t visit him.) I posted about my fear and resentment yesterday. Then sang to the Sea Lions here in the Salish Sea. A Good Time to Be With What Is. 🙏🏽 thank you

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Kristina Adams Waldorf, MD's avatar

Happy that it helped you. I am so sorry for your husband and his pain. And for your husband’s friend. ❤️

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ChristineAhhh Castigliano's avatar

Thank you 🙏🏽 so much. I love that train ride along the coast up to Bellingham… We are right across the Salish Sea in Indianola 🌊

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Kristina Adams Waldorf, MD's avatar

I will look up where this is located!

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ChristineAhhh Castigliano's avatar

Between Bainbridge and Kingston. Home of Chief Seattle and the Suquamish nation.

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Susan Kacvinsky's avatar

Beautiful

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Kristina Adams Waldorf, MD's avatar

Thank you. I will check out your Substack!

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Susan Kacvinsky's avatar

I’d be honored if you did.

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Anne's avatar

I read this last night. I am still chewing on it. Thank you for this.

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Kristina Adams Waldorf, MD's avatar

This is very tough. I struggled a lot with it but do feel better on the other side.

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Ann-Charlotte Gavel Adams's avatar

Beautiful! Peaceful! Coming to peace!

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