Opa

Opa packing, Arizona May '66 - check out the Japanese plate.



In February I flew to Vermont to visit my ailing Opa, who due to complications with diabetes had started experiencing senile dementia and auditory delusions. My days were split between taking long walks in the gorgeous frozen VT landscape, and visits to the rehabilitation clinic where he had been transferred.



Lake Champlain, Feb '11.



Boat launch, Lake Road, Milton, Vermont, Feb '11.



It was painful to see Opa in such a state, but thanks to the smart, receptive staff by the end of my visit he was back to cracking snarky jokes again.



Havin' a cool one in Sacramento, California, May '66.



I felt so inspired by the compassion of the staff at the rehab center, I realized I too wanted to serve the elderly population. When I got back to Portland, I immediately started researching Physical and Occupational Therapy programs.




At 17 in the Navy.



Subsequently served in the Army.


Dancing with me at my wedding, '08.


I have many steps to take first, but just making the decision to pursue therapeutic science feels right.



Love,

Fawn
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