Recovery From Medical Complications

ADAPTATION

Naomi and Susan at the Great Elephant Migration in Boston.

Our lives are always evolving and changing: The art of life lies in a constant readjustment to our surroundings.   ― Kakuzo Okakura   Adaptation is such an important word. It can relate to physical day to day life, and it can represent the abstract – a mindset.   When Naomi came home from the hospital […]

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Movement: The Body and Recovery

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Beyond Physical Therapy: Be not afraid of going slowly; be afraid only of standing still.       —Chinese Proverb   Upon my discharge from Spaulding, a physical therapist from the VA visited our home twice a week to guide my progress and offer me new exercises. I continued to strengthen my body with these exercises

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Herbs: A Healing Presence in the Garden

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The Enchantment of Growing Things:   “If the day and night are such that you greet them with joy, and life emits a fragrance like flowers and sweet-scented herbs… that is your success.” Henry David Thoreau   I eagerly anticipate long, warm days in the Northeast. I am perpetually cold in Fall and Winter. The

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