Tag: death

• Never Seeing Quest Again – Thoughts from July 18, 2023

  

  I just got a call at work from Patti about Quest. Quest was in our bedroom on the floor, and she couldn’t lift her head. Patti’s sister came over and they are going to take Quest to the vet. Patti and I dealt with this situation before. Sister (the cat) had the same thing happen…

  Brian Kirwan

  July 9, 2024

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• Accidents, Foxes, and Awards – Thoughts from April 15 and 16, 2023

  

  April 15, 2023 There are often stories about celebrities getting into snow skiing, rock climbing, scuba diving, or some other accidents. The celebrities are called out for bravely surviving the accidents. I roll my eyes at all these stories. If they are doing an activity that is dangerous, we should treat them like the statistic…

  Brian Kirwan

  May 9, 2024

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• Mom’s Final Days – Thoughts from November 20, 2013

  

  (Future note: This was written about my mom’s final days. Her last day alive was on November 20, 2013, so that is the date of this Thoughts paper. Despite the sad subject, there were amusing and surreal happenings going on.) My mom had multiple sclerosis for many years. Near the end of her life, she…

  Brian Kirwan

  August 10, 2023

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• Brian Explains Fear and Complaining – Thoughts from October 29 and November 5, 2010

  

  October 29, 2010 Brian Explains:  Fear Fears, fears, I just can’t get enough fears. I also can’t decide which fear I like best. It is as if I am choosing an accessory for my personality. Which color goes best with self doubt? This Halloween time, I thought I would examine fears. When you talk about…

  Brian Kirwan

  July 4, 2023

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• My Dad Doesn’t Live Anymore – Thoughts from May, 6, 2003

  

  As of 3:00 pm on Tuesday, April 29th, 2003, my dad existed in memory only. My mom and I were in his room at Redlands Community Hospital the moment his body functions stopped working. It sounds very clinical to say, “his body functions stopped working” (and it is), but that’s what happened. There were several…

  Brian Kirwan

  April 27, 2023

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• November 3, 1992 – Journal Assignment 1

  

  This journal entry comes from a Psychology 115 class I had in college. I mixed it in with my Thoughts papers because it represents my only written thoughts from 1992. Each week, we were asked to write about specific aspects of our lives. For that reason, this is probably my most organized series of thoughts.…

  Brian Kirwan

  December 8, 2022

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