i guess the title speaks for itself, but when my dad passed away it got me thinking about all of the things i wanted to remember.  all of the things i am thankful for.  all of the things that i can keep with me.  and here’s what i came up with:   always hold the door open. it’s a small thing but it means a lot.  my dad always said that older people would notice this gesture.  and i think… Read more »

  the past 8 months have been…a lot of things.  difficult, exhausting, emotional, long, short…all of the things. on august 8, we learned that my dad had lung cancer.  a day or two later, we learned that it had metastasized into his liver. on august 13, i left to go back to kuwait even though i wasn’t sure that it was the right decision…but dad insisted that i go. on september 2, we were told that his cancer was terminal… Read more »