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The Silver Linings
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You're It!
Being with my mother in a hotel room for 2 weeks (going on 3) has not been easy. The first day we both slept 12 hours because we needed...
Brendi
Jul 132 min read
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Never-ending Job
I thought I wouldn’t have to be on top of my mom but my job never ends. It’s actually double-work because I have to make sure her blood...
Brendi
Jun 283 min read
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Manic Mami
My mom's back! After being depressed for 7 months straight, she's up and at 'em. It seems like my caregiving days will be over for the...
Brendi
Jun 201 min read
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New Therapist
I'm shopping around for a new therapist because my last one left me in an extremely vulnerable state after our last session. She kept...
Brendi
Jun 162 min read
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Love Affair
When I was 18 years old, I applied to work at Victoria's Secret in Herald Square. I was working in the Pavilion movie theater for about a...
Brendi
Jun 144 min read
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Dad's Birthday
Today would’ve been my dad’s birthday but he’s in heaven so it doesn’t really count. To me, birthdays count when you’re alive so I’m not...
Brendi
Jun 93 min read
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I’m Sorry
Yesterday while I was on line at Rite Aid’s pharmacy picking up my mom’s medication, there was lady with a walker that had to pass by me...
Brendi
May 312 min read
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Sensory Overload
My space has been invaded for the past 2 weeks due to the bathroom renovations and the clearing out of the basement, and I’m exhausted....
Brendi
May 272 min read
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Loved Ones
As much as cemeteries were created to keep dead bodies, I believe that when a person dies, their spirit (or soul) goes to heaven (or...
Brendi
May 221 min read
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Remembering Him
I'm so busy that I don't even have time to grieve, but then there are those moments that catch up to me. There are some wires surrounding...
Brendi
May 103 min read
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Seeking Guidance
Lately I’ve had dreams filled with spiritual and therapeutic themes. In the first one, I dreamt of necklaces of The Virgin of Guadalupe...
Brendi
Apr 232 min read
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Always Running
Marion Jones was a track star, who I looked up to in the 90s. She was pretty, fit and determined to win. I remember cutting out her...
Brendi
Apr 195 min read
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Good Riddance
I was meaning to write a blog about the fact that I decided to finally delete my Instagram in January of the beginning of this year...
Brendi
Mar 32 min read
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Thankless Job
While looking out the window the week of Valentine's Day (Monday), I noticed the sanitation worker trying to pick up my trash bins. I...
Brendi
Feb 242 min read
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The Messenger
Awhile back I was debating whether joining a ZOOM meeting dedicated to us, students, from my CUNY school (like a welcome party) or...
Brendi
Feb 242 min read
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Rock Solid
My late dad was rock solid while most people in this world live under a rock. He was strong, smart, tall, big-boned, and emotionally...
Brendi
Feb 182 min read
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Being Acknowledged
During the beginning of this year, I started signing up for free caregiving meetings and webinars online. They provide information about...
Brendi
Jan 242 min read
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