Stories that Bridge Heart and Heaven
“Okay, I got lucky. Humber Heights has a room. At least we have one good thing happening in this pandemic.” It was desert luck (refer backstory: https://carolinmparadis.com/2024/03/10/desert-decision/). My cousin Sue, Continue Reading →
Finally, a breakthrough. A desert decision. Decades as a head nurse deferring to doctors’ directives is likely what distilled Pam’s stubborn independence (refer to backstory: https://carolinmparadis.com/2024/03/03/desert-dementia/). Dorothée made headway with Continue Reading →
Arriving in Montreal as desert strangers to help my mother’s aged and hospitalized friendꟷa fellow retired nurse from Englandꟷit wasn’t long before we sorted roles (refer backstory: https://carolinmparadis.com/desert-grace/2024/02/18/). My sister-in-law Continue Reading →
Twenty-twenty was a strange year. Death distilled our lifestyles, bled aspirations and rendered hope to a trickle. The Pandemic was a year of forced solitude and quiet. Twenty-twenty-one will probably Continue Reading →
Unpredictable Anniversary Across the patio table my gaze lifted skyward beyond my husband towards the evening’s gentle settling. Pink hues tinged the dissipating thunderheads, their ominous threat lessened by the Continue Reading →
A Touch Deficit On June 22, 2020 the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) shuffled another step forward into Stage Two of re-opening the economy. Lagging behind the rest of Ontario they Continue Reading →
Joy Streaming Another stream of travelers poured through the international arrival door at Toronto’s Pearson Airport. I carefully examined the baggage to gauge if this was a long-distance flight from Continue Reading →