19 June 2026

Reunions remind us what truly endures

As my 50th high school reunion approaches, I find myself wondering what emotion will greet me first.

Will it be excitement? Curiosity? Anxiety?

Will I recognize everyone? More importantly, will they recognize me?

Like many of my classmates, I have spent some time thinking about who I was at 18 and what I imagined life would become. Back then, the future seemed limitless. We were all heading off in different directions, certain we had plenty of time to figure everything out.

5 June 2026

Understanding begins with showing up

There’s something powerful that happened at our center last month. No applause.  Just a small group of people, gathering week after week for a class, choosing to talk about something many of us would rather avoid—our memory.

Not the class itself - that matters, of course. But what has stayed with me wasn’t the curriculum. It was the people.

As I saw them entering the building, I recognized faces.

A longtime donor who, for years, has supported our work. Someone I used to see in one of our support groups. A gentleman I’ve chatted with at a local restaurant during happy hour. A friend of a friend I met years ago.

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