Tag Archives: death

Saying Goodbye to a Friend

Posted on December 3, 2017 by cdsmiller17

  Marley and Me We watched this movie again last night. It breaks one’s heart to see a dog put down. But the alternative is so much worse: watching your friend suffer. The makers of this movie made it a … Continue reading →

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Lest We Forget: the Opioid Crisis

Posted on November 12, 2017 by cdsmiller17

Someone is killing our most vulnerable citizens. Pain Prescription If you suffer from acute pain, you can get a pill which will help you ‘manage’ it. Then, when the effects wear off, and the effectiveness diminishes, you can always get … Continue reading →

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Dead Men Tell No Tales

Posted on June 5, 2017 by cdsmiller17

  I wasn’t sure how I would feel about seeing yet another Pirates of the Caribbean movie. So it was a pleasant surprise when I saw a 3D version of Dead Men Tell No Tales, yesterday. Search for Father The … Continue reading →

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A Mother’s Letter to her Son

Posted on May 30, 2015 by cdsmiller17

In October 1974, my mother wrote me a letter to explain my history. In doing so, she told me a little of her life’s story. Here is what I have discovered about my mother from her birth in 1923 to … Continue reading →

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Smouldering Death

Posted on May 27, 2014 by cdsmiller17

  We have a love/hate relationship with death. When we’re young we view it as the ultimate end to everything we know, so we try to ignore it. As we grow older, we begin to see it differently. When our … Continue reading →

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Death of a Family Friend

Posted on May 24, 2014 by cdsmiller17

  In the mid-1970’s I visited my Mom and sisters when they lived in Aldergrove, BC. While there, the family cat was found dead. Evidently, he had sought shelter from the cold in the undercarriage of a parked automobile. To … Continue reading →

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