COVID-19 positive, Dad’s been lying in a hospital bed for nearly three weeks and fighting for his life. I’m not allowed to see him. Visitors aren’t allowed whatsoever into the hospital, even if their loved one is dying. I won’t accept that Dad falls into that category, but I hear his suffering in moments when a nurse props a phone...
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Spring and summer are extra busy times for us at Remembering Janet. This is when we file our 990-PF with the IRS, write an annual report, review scholarship applicants, and provide awards. Some of those things--maybe even all of them--may not sound very exciting. But all are necessary to stay in compliance with the government, share our progress with the...
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One of my prized possessions is a children’s prayer book that used to belong to my mother. The cover has a picture of a beautiful girl with long blonde hair. She’s wearing what I’ve always thought is her nightgown, but which may actually be a choir robe. The girl’s hands are folded before her in the manner proper for Catholic...
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