Musings on the Death of My Perfect Partner
Fresh from Birch Creek
John A Bayerl
- Location
- Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
- Birthday
- May 30
- Bio
- My wife of 47+ years died at home with me at her side, on November 12, 2010. She and I, together with our children and many friends and relatives, fought her cancer for four years, seven months and a week. This blog acknowledges her courage and exemplary life. She taught us how to live, and she taught us how to die. The blog also honors the love she shared with everyone who knew her.I am a retired school counselor and college professor.
MY RECENT POSTS
- SIMPLE MEDITATION
September 26, 2012 05:14PM - STILL LLOVE
August 27, 2012 09:16PM - Loving in the Afternoon (or,
Invasion of the Body Snatcher.
July 25, 2012 01:32PM - OURS ENDLESSLY
July 16, 2012 05:02PM - THE PERFECT CIRLCE OF LOVE
July 12, 2012 10:46PM
MY RECENT COMMENTS
- “Certainly describes many
of us, Rita. Sometimes when I
catch
myself "in
my…”
September 27, 2012 12:56PM - “The good news is that if
we do the work broken hearts
can
heal. Lovely as
always…”
September 27, 2012 12:52PM - “Thanks, Michelle, I love
everything you write.”
September 27, 2012 12:42PM - “Thanks ooal, it is good
to be back among
friends.”
September 27, 2012 12:41PM - “Buffy, there's a card in
the mail for you.”
September 27, 2012 12:38PM
John A Bayerl's Links
September 27, 2012 12:56PM
“Certainly describes many of us, Rita. Sometimes when I catch myself "in my head" too much it helps to do what I call a heart check; see what…”
About: Poem: Thinking Too Much
“Certainly describes many of us, Rita. Sometimes when I catch myself "in my head" too much it helps to do what I call a heart check; see what…”
About: Poem: Thinking Too Much
September 27, 2012 12:52PM
“The good news is that if we do the work broken hearts can heal. Lovely as always, Mary.”
About: Both Sides
“The good news is that if we do the work broken hearts can heal. Lovely as always, Mary.”
About: Both Sides
September 27, 2012 12:42PM
“Thanks, Michelle, I love everything you write.”
About: SIMPLE MEDITATION
“Thanks, Michelle, I love everything you write.”
About: SIMPLE MEDITATION
September 27, 2012 12:41PM
“Thanks ooal, it is good to be back among friends.”
About: SIMPLE MEDITATION
“Thanks ooal, it is good to be back among friends.”
About: SIMPLE MEDITATION
September 27, 2012 12:37PM
“Phyllis, so glad to hear that you are venturing out; come on in, the water's fine! Seriously, when we've done the grieving, completed all the work, i…”
About: SIMPLE MEDITATION
“Phyllis, so glad to hear that you are venturing out; come on in, the water's fine! Seriously, when we've done the grieving, completed all the work, i…”
About: SIMPLE MEDITATION
September 27, 2012 12:35PM
“Bones, from a song by Claire Lynch: "The train may be long gone from the station, but I still hear the whistle blow." Seems somehow appro…”
About: SIMPLE MEDITATION
“Bones, from a song by Claire Lynch: "The train may be long gone from the station, but I still hear the whistle blow." Seems somehow appro…”
About: SIMPLE MEDITATION
September 27, 2012 12:33PM
“Thanks, Zanelle, for your encouragement and inspiration.”
About: SIMPLE MEDITATION
“Thanks, Zanelle, for your encouragement and inspiration.”
About: SIMPLE MEDITATION
August 31, 2012 05:42PM
“Thank each of you for your lovely comments. For the past few days I have been at my friend's home in the U. P. of Michigan, and she doesn't have inter…”
About: STILL LLOVE
“Thank each of you for your lovely comments. For the past few days I have been at my friend's home in the U. P. of Michigan, and she doesn't have inter…”
About: STILL LLOVE
July 30, 2012 03:35PM
“Thanks Kathy, yes it is exciting to have been twice blessed.”
About: Loving in the Afternoon (or, Invasion of the Body Snatcher.
“Thanks Kathy, yes it is exciting to have been twice blessed.”
About: Loving in the Afternoon (or, Invasion of the Body Snatcher.
July 25, 2012 05:53PM
“Marilyn, Zanelle, Christine, Bones. . .all I can say is thanks; I'm a very lucky guy.”
About: Loving in the Afternoon (or, Invasion of the Body Snatcher.
“Marilyn, Zanelle, Christine, Bones. . .all I can say is thanks; I'm a very lucky guy.”
About: Loving in the Afternoon (or, Invasion of the Body Snatcher.
July 23, 2012 09:52PM
“My Heart on a String, thank you for your lovely words. You have given me a whole new perspective.”
About: OURS ENDLESSLY
“My Heart on a String, thank you for your lovely words. You have given me a whole new perspective.”
About: OURS ENDLESSLY
July 17, 2012 01:36PM
“Thanks, Zanelle, if I've learned anything here on OS it's that there is this loving community of like-minded individuals who maintain an ongoing positi…”
About: OURS ENDLESSLY
“Thanks, Zanelle, if I've learned anything here on OS it's that there is this loving community of like-minded individuals who maintain an ongoing positi…”
About: OURS ENDLESSLY
July 17, 2012 01:34PM
“Michelle, I hope you will post more of your beautiful words.”
About: OURS ENDLESSLY
“Michelle, I hope you will post more of your beautiful words.”
About: OURS ENDLESSLY
July 17, 2012 01:32PM
“this takes me back to my days on the farm in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan; seeing those red-wing black birds dipping and swarming over cat-tails.…”
About: Red Wing Blackbirds
“this takes me back to my days on the farm in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan; seeing those red-wing black birds dipping and swarming over cat-tails.…”
About: Red Wing Blackbirds
July 17, 2012 08:32AM
“Pretty fair is high praise indeed from you, Sky. Thanks.”
About: OURS ENDLESSLY
“Pretty fair is high praise indeed from you, Sky. Thanks.”
About: OURS ENDLESSLY
July 17, 2012 08:31AM
“Still kind of hard to believe, Bones, that twice part.”
About: OURS ENDLESSLY
“Still kind of hard to believe, Bones, that twice part.”
About: OURS ENDLESSLY
July 16, 2012 10:00PM
“L. L. you know of course that your encouragement and support still mean so much to me. Hope good things are in the offing for you.”
About: OURS ENDLESSLY
“L. L. you know of course that your encouragement and support still mean so much to me. Hope good things are in the offing for you.”
About: OURS ENDLESSLY
July 16, 2012 07:00PM
“How often we find those who are gone in the moonlight. Terribly evocative, Mary.”
About: After Dark
“How often we find those who are gone in the moonlight. Terribly evocative, Mary.”
About: After Dark
July 15, 2012 10:11PM
“You are very wise, Rita, thanks for your good wishes.”
About: THE PERFECT CIRLCE OF LOVE
“You are very wise, Rita, thanks for your good wishes.”
About: THE PERFECT CIRLCE OF LOVE
Michelle Coulter
Beth Mann
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Cathy GF
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