Category Archives: Illness

Her Full and Happy Heart

Posted on July 16, 2018 by russtowne

Image Credit: Pan-Xiaozhen-347184 via Unsplash.com In the surgery room before her mastectomy Lindsey Bubar inspired the medical staff to join her in singing and dancing to the song, “I Want to Dance with Somebody.” She is indeed living life with … Continue reading →

Posted in dance, Heart, heartwarming, Illness, Uncategorized | Tagged cancer, happy, heart, illness, mastectomy | 4 Comments

Friends For Life

Posted on December 13, 2017 by russtowne

I just read an article about a woman with MS who promised they would continue coming to see her, and they did, for twenty-one years and counting. What a remarkable testament to the stricken women and he tremendous friends. Some … Continue reading →

Posted in Challenges, Friendship, Illness, Love, Stories That Touched Me, Uncategorized | Tagged Friendship, Harriet's Harem, Love | 6 Comments

Four Generations of Love

Posted on October 21, 2016 by russtowne

Thomas hugs, delights, and entertains, his Great Grandpa Fukuda who is back in the hospital but coming home later today. With Love, Russ

Posted in Family, Grandparenting & Grandkids, Illness, Love, Uncategorized | Tagged Family, Grandchildren, Grandparents, hospital, Love | 11 Comments

Posted on December 29, 2014 by russtowne

I love the story at Misifusa’s blog that is linked below. I’d have re-blogged it if it wasn’t already a reblog. I am inspired yet saddened by what Anonymous must be going through to write such a letter, and for the … Continue reading →

Posted in Acceptance, Adversity, Anger, Authentic Living, Beauty, Bullying, Challenges, Choices, Compassion, Connection/Connecting, Growth/Learning, Healing, Illness, LIfe Lessons, Making the World a Better Place, Stories That Touched Me, Suffering | Tagged acceptance, anonymous, bullying, letter, Love, Richard Paul Evans, Tourette's | 9 Comments

No Star In All the Heavens

Posted on December 18, 2013 by russtowne

A Most Unusual Christmas Tree Visitors who come to our home near the holidays are often struck by the sight of a most unusual Christmas tree. Instead of a fir or some other traditional kind, we have a palm tree … Continue reading →

Posted in Abundance, Adversity, Beauty, Challenges, Children, Creativity, Dreams, Family, Family "Fun", Gifts, Goodness, Gratitude, Illness, Ingenuity, Kindness, Loss, My Written Works Misc., Non-fiction Stories I've Written, Non-Fiction Writing I've Done, Pain & Grief, Parenting, Photos I Took, Strength, True Stories I've Written, Writing, Youth | Tagged adversity, beach, challenges, chemotherapy, children, Christmas tree, compassion, daughter, despair, Dog, dreams, Family, friends, Friendship, gift, gifts, heavens, illness, intenive care, joy, kindnes, Love, pain, palm tree, poor, sadness, star | 18 Comments

Family Updates

Posted on August 10, 2013 by russtowne

The trip to visit my new twin grandsons and their parents in Illinois was delightful. Everyone there is healthy. I look forward to going again shortly (this time with my other son Ben, his wife Erika, and our first grandson … Continue reading →

Posted in Abundance, Blessings, Family, Grandparenting & Grandkids, Gratitude, Illness, Photos That Touched Me | Tagged father, granchildren, grandfather, health, Mother, parent, photos, twins | 23 Comments

Vow To A Broken Man

Posted on May 1, 2013 by russtowne

It took two bad lungs And a broken heart To finally tear My world apart Barely alive In intensive care Hoping friends would Visit me there Most were too busy To visit at all To send a card Or bother … Continue reading →

Posted in Adversity, Anger, Friendship, Illness, LIfe Lessons, Loss, Observations, Pain & Grief, Poetry I Wrote, Uncategorized | Tagged broken, broken man, false friends, firends, friends, Friendship, Grief, heart ache, heart break, illness, lungs, pain, poem, poetry, promise, vow | 20 Comments

The Birds

Posted on March 28, 2013 by russtowne

http://movies.yahoo.com/blogs/movie-talk/birds-turns-50-alfred-hitchcock-drew-fear-real-212627871.html I’m generally not all that much into the horror genre in movies. I figure that I’ve had enough horror in my life that when I see a movie I want it to be funny or uplifting. (Don’t get me … Continue reading →

Posted in Adversity, Illness, Loss, Stories That Touched Me | Tagged 50 years, Alfred Hitchcock, Bodega, Bodega Bay, horror, Monterey, Scott's Valley, Suzanne Pleschette, The Birds, Tippi Hedren | 10 Comments

The Day My Beloved Got Me Fired

Posted on February 2, 2013 by russtowne

(A re-post for newer friends of this blog.) Back in 1980, several months after we got married, my Beloved got me fired. It all began when I had to take time off from work due to the simultaneous removal of … Continue reading →

Posted in Anger, Bullying, Choices, Illness, LIfe Lessons, True Stories I've Written | Tagged angry, beloved, boss, fired, job, phone, quit, swear, telephone, wife, wisdom, wisdom teeth | 6 Comments

May This Prove to Be True for You

Posted on January 14, 2013 by russtowne

One of my dear daughters-in-law is carrying my second grandchild. She has experienced extreme morning sickness that often lasts all day even with medication. I often think of what she is going through to bring My Beloved’s and my second … Continue reading →