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Heart Beat

Posted on November 14, 2018 by Callen Harty

It has now been ten years since I was put in the back of an ambulance and rushed to the University of Wisconsin Hospital with what proved to be a 100% blockage of my left coronary. It happened in … Continue reading →

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Reflections on My Mother

Posted on September 26, 2013 by Callen Harty

I can’t stop thinking about my mother this week. For months now it has seemed that she is at the end of her life, but she has kept waking up to each new day, seemingly strong and determined despite her … Continue reading →

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Mom Getting Ready

Posted on September 20, 2013 by Callen Harty

The last time I saw my mother she was mostly lucid, her memory seeming fairly sharp, as was her wit. I haven’t been able to get home for a while, but have been getting reports about her health which had … Continue reading →

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