That is your legacy on this Earth when you leave this Earth: how many hearts you touched.

Life Lesson 3: You can't rush grief. It has its own timetable. All you can do is make sure there are lots of soft places around - beds, pillows, arms, laps.

I had this odd sibling rivalry with America.

I think the earlier stages of Alzheimer's are the hardest. Particularly because the person knows that they are losing awareness. They're aware that they're losing awareness, and you see them struggling.

Loss teaches you to figure things out as they come along.

I think that nothing teaches you more about life than death and dying.

Politics isn't what defines a person, and it shouldn't define a relationship. I made the mistake of letting that intrude on my relationships.