Stay Back

Walks had always been a source of peace for me, a way to decompress from the day and work through some thoughts. When I was furloughed months before, I strolled around a nearby lake several times a week, watching the swans grow up and prepare to fly away for the winter. The turtles would sunbatheContinue reading “Stay Back”

Help!

“Let’s go clean you up.” I walked with Purvasha to the bathroom, and was relieved to have real first aid supplies and more than just Band-Aids in my closet. I sprayed saline on her wound to clean it, and got out some Neosporin. She stayed calm through all of it, as if we weren’t bothContinue reading “Help!”