tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-741227658356358863.post6725233169305944499..comments2023-09-21T09:49:28.326-07:00Comments on Fierce Dandelions: Holding the Bag of Life and DeathNathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13920234350446745482noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-741227658356358863.post-67468820212797854622010-06-27T21:45:37.917-07:002010-06-27T21:45:37.917-07:00Beautiful Nathan, and so poignant, especially so f...Beautiful Nathan, and so poignant, especially so for me right now, as I made this trip to France to be near my mother who is in a nursing home there. She too suffers from Alzheimer's and has been suffering from progressive death of her mind. An odd mix of the old, and the childlike. The hardest is the slow, drawn out grieving process. And a huge lesson in impermanence, and the need to live inMarguerite Manteau-Raohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17956537059369707663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-741227658356358863.post-68640286207764413762010-06-25T12:36:41.300-07:002010-06-25T12:36:41.300-07:00Thank you for this beautiful essay, Nathan.
Perha...Thank you for this beautiful essay, Nathan.<br /><br />Perhaps "holding the bag" for another being defines the threshold between life and death.Barryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09412033978642026623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-741227658356358863.post-34914471120544568622010-06-25T06:39:52.079-07:002010-06-25T06:39:52.079-07:00Thanks much Marcus. I appreciate it.
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Natha...Thanks much Marcus. I appreciate it. <br /><br />Bows,<br />NathanNathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13920234350446745482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-741227658356358863.post-32998415975242521952010-06-24T21:17:28.775-07:002010-06-24T21:17:28.775-07:00"Last winter, after what was probably about 1..."Last winter, after what was probably about 10 years of Alzheimer's and a myriad of other issues, my grandfather finally died."<br /><br />Ji Jang Bosal<br />Ji Jang Bosal<br />Ji Jang Bosal<br /><br />Ji Jang Bosal<br />Ji Jang Bosal<br />Ji Jang Bosal<br /><br />Ji Jang Bosal<br />Ji Jang Bosal<br />Ji Jang Bosal<br /><br />May he be in a place of peace and joy. May his family andAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com