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 Yesterday, a long time ago, he gave her flowers, from the florist. He sent them to her home, and her work. Now and then, he bought, and brought, them himself.   Later, sometime after yesterday, they bought a house together, he made her gardens of luscious flowers with scents of love filling their home.   […]

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ALS can steal and steal and steal in ways that can’t be prevented…at least not yet. It can’t steal hope, desire, and plans for the future. Tom’s Marine Corps garden. He has desired a garden with Marine Corps colors since we moved into the house 8 years ago. He loved to garden. He was our […]

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The month of May is ALS Awareness Month. It is also the month  Military Caregiver are recognized. Veterans are twice as likely to get ALS than non-veterans. Tom is a veteran of the Marine Corps. He served from 1972-1975. He was diagnosed with ALS on June 21, 2010. He has a slowly progressive variant of […]

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