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About Gary Ravitz

In relevant part, my musings are for me. It’s one of the ways in which I process losing my sweetest. Of course, Lee didn’t want to die. She had fought like hell, but the relentless cancers kept coming: Skin cancers; breast cancer; head and neck cancer; colon cancer; and finally, the deadly pancreatic cancer. In June 2020, and only after being pressed hard by Lee, her oncologist opined that my wife had from two weeks to two months left to live, turned on her heels and nearly sprinted from the hospital room, never again to be seen or heard from by us. I promptly removed Lee from the hospital and brought her home. It was the right thing to do and I only wish I had acted sooner over “the best” medical advice to the contrary. In fact, my sweet wife only had nine days left to live. At the final, she embraced her own death with great courage and unfailing kindness. It was a truly remarkable display of grace and wondrous to behold. It was my great privilege and honor to be with her every step of the way. And now, it’s my privilege to be able to write a few words to you each week. In a nutshell, I believe every journey is unique, but, hopefully, to know that you do not have to walk it alone can also be reassuring. And, along the way, you might hear a bit more information about me.
Gary

Deer Tick Manor

Posted on: March 4, 2021 | Posted by: Gary Ravitz

  Shortly after returning home from my recent road trip, I went grocery shopping.  While selecting a few Honey Crisp apples from a bin, I suddenly pictured Lee and me on a warm, fall day at the country orchard near our Indiana getaway where we enjoyed going to shop for seasonal fruits and vegetables. My […]

Categories: Widowed Emotions

Road Trip — Part Two

Posted on: February 24, 2021 | Posted by: Gary Ravitz

We escaped the grip of the storm.    The only remnant in GA was below normal temperatures. During the day, it felt like early Spring. Nights would drop to the low 30s, but an overall major improvement compared to when we began our road trip. It reminded me of how mid-April feels back home. Instead of […]

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On the Road–Part One

Posted on: February 18, 2021 | Posted by: Gary Ravitz

We sense something, or someone, just out of sight, and strain to see through the swirling snow. I close my eyes, as if this might sharpen my hearing, but can only hear the wind. It produces strange noises that move and swirl, feral and alive, and suddenly I feel surrounded in the dark by these […]

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Dream a Little Dream of Me.

Posted on: February 11, 2021 | Posted by: Gary Ravitz

“Night breezes seem to whisper ‘I love you’ Birds singing in the sycamore treeDream a little dream of me” “Dream A Little Dream of Me.” Music by Fabian Andre and Wilbur Schwandt and lyrics by Gus Kahn (1931).*****************I have dreamed of Lee only 3 times that I can recall. The first time, we’re standing together. […]

Categories: Widowed Therapy

Please allow me to introduce myself.

Posted on: February 4, 2021 | Posted by: Gary Ravitz

On July 2, 2020, the cancer took my “Beebs.” The photo of me and Lola the pup that accompanies this piece was taken on the road in September 2020, the day I picked her up from her Ohio breeder. There is a backstory, as follows: I had said to my buddy, “You’re being a contrarian,” […]

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