How Birthdays bring back memories… It’s interesting how our memories ebb and flow. And it’s very intriguing how on specific calendar dates,  people from the past show up and places come back and scents and sounds come alive… like a river after the rain. Birthdays are especially good for memories.  And for a parent, birthdays are all the more, I [...]

My husband Barry is the guy who never loses his keys.  Never forgets the tickets to Fenway Park or the theatre.  Remembers the names of every business associate, former student, waitress or bartender.  Knows where all the confirmation numbers are.  And always has his cell phone with him and “on.” Except for the past few weeks. Barry has had a [...]