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In 2008, 2009 & 2012, she knew something was wrong
All I knew was she was my little mommy and after years of struggle, she deserved the best of everything, even if that meant 11 pairs of the exact same…
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Jodi Sh. Doff
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The First Health Scare & Love Shows Up When it Shows Up.
originally published: onlythejodi.com June 12, 2009 - At 79, two big things happened. Ma met her Mr. Right, and she had frightening, unexplained medical…
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Jodi Sh. Doff
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Cohabitating: Me & My Shadow
originally published: onlythejodi.com 6/6/2020. I imagined lots of things that could be problematic when I said come live with me, but becoming one half…
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Jodi Sh. Doff
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Caregiving Dementia: A Moving Target
6.13.21 When I don't know where I'm going, it's best to start, not at the beginning, but where I am. Except, for someone caregiving for a loved one with…
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Jodi Sh. Doff
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Parched & Faded: Lipstick Memories
originally published: onlythejodi.com 7.17.20
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Jodi Sh. Doff
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Big Protects Little
Saturday night, I slept with my Ma. Sometimes she asks me to, and I wiggle out of it because she has a full, active, loud social life in her sleep…
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Jodi Sh. Doff
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