When I entered Lou’s hospital room early the next morning, Lou was pacing around in the tiny space, and he looked just like a caged beast.  I’d never seen this version of Lou out in the open — it was so unusual to see Lou as anything but an amiable Golden Retriever when he was […]

My parents were in a bridge club when I was a kid, and I loved it when it was their turn to host the group.  My mom would always make dessert — which was a rare thing in our house — and my dad would fill up finger bowls with seasoned bridge mix and corn […]

Lou’s latest indigent care caseworker was very helpful. She clearly wanted to make sure Lou was taken care of, but her main focus was helping us find “affordable options.” So on that first morning, while Lou was still wrestling with the reality that we were going to have to stay in Minnesota for at least […]