Why I Want Cindy as My Niece

Cindy Weyant, my husband’s niece – oh, what the heck, let’s just say she’s my niece, too.

Cindy, my niece, has multiple sclerosis.

You can’t get her to talk about it much, she’d rather play you a game of chess or talk kids. But Cindy has had MS for a number of years now, and she’s is a trooper.

The only thing that keeps me aware of Cindy’s MS is her occasional absence from family functions when an MS flare-up causes her to stay home.

But Cindy typically will send along her husband and her three kids to the event, and I’m reminded once again of what a great person Cindy must be to have four such lovely men and boys in her life — and of why I’m claiming her as my niece.

Cindy is blogging about her life with MS. Check it out.

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The Writing Room: My Book’s Almost Done, Sorta

My computer monitor in action. Photo by Bf Newhall

My computer monitor the day before my mother broke her hip and brought progress on my book to a halt for a year.

By Barbara Falconer Newhall

My book is close to done. I’ve been working on it for nigh on to 13 years now. Can’t imagine how it will feel to have it  done-ish. [Read more...]

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How to Tell if You’re a Writer

“A writer is someone for whom writing is more difficult than it is for other people.”  — Thomas Mann

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The Writing Room: Write About My Aging Mother? I Don’t Think So . . .

 
Tinka Falconer on the exercise bike after broken hip.

Within a few weeks of hip surgery, my mother was doing physical therapy at a skilled nursing facility. Photo 2010 BF Newhall

Barbara Falconer Newhall, June 5, 2010

Ten reasons why I’m finding it impossible to write about my 92-year-old mother, even though she’s all I can think about right now:   

  1. I love my mother, and I don’t know how to write about that. [Read more...]
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Why I Can’t Write My Memoir — Not the Part About My Mom Anyway

Leg cast for a woman, 92, with broken hip. Photo by BF Newhall

My mother's leg was stabilized with a temporary cast after she broke her hip. Photo by BF Newhall

By Barbara Falconer Newhall, May 4, 2010

Well, last week I missed my Friday night 11:59 p.m. deadline for posting on this blog. The reason: My 92-year-old mom is still in a skilled nursing facility recovering from a broken hip. [Read more...]

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