BlendedLives reveals the stories of past lives, current loves and losses and everything in between.
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Being raised in a mainly Mexican neighborhood with a dark brown Dad & a very white Mom makes for some good neighborhood gossip or at least contributes to some widespread cultural confusion among the locals. Let’s venture back to the very beginning & see how this multi-culti mix had its origins in 1960’s Detroit.
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Grief & Grieving : Remembering Mom .. Finding the words to describe our last moments with Mom
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Follow me as I accompany my mother as she arrives at Christopher House Hospice. My mother, Vivienne, passes away just one hour after her arrival.
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Standing in the Rain ( With a Small Vase of Roses)
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Grief’s arms reach long & deep, it’s wiry fingertips scratching the skin of your throat, pressing, releasing.
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Fathers’ Day in Southwest Detroit :Let’s Get This Show on the Road !!
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Remembering Dad : his smile and laughter embraced all those around him.. at the kitchen table, the Express Bar on Michigan Ave. or the summertime picnics at Patton Park on Vernor Highway. RIP Pops !
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Surrendering to Chocolate Cake: Covid Coping Tips for the WeakWilled and Easily Misled
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Seeking refuge and creating safe spaces
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Feeding My Grief: Healing with Bagley Street Enchiladas
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Join me as I take you back in time through the perils and joys of life as a young boy in Southwest Detroit !
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In the Beginning or Cultural Fashion Tip #1: Bow Ties Rock !
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Getting gussied up for my Baptism day ! Ruben is Runway-Ready !
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You Ain’t A Real Mexican ( Why being born a Half-Polish-Half-Mexican is some serious shit,man !
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Join Ruben as he takes you back to his Southwest Detroit roots and provides a few fashion tips along the way !
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“Asthma Attacks” : Captain Inhaler Saves the Day in Detroit !
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Asthma and kite-flying are not necessarily non-compatible on a beautiful, windy day in Downtown Detroit’s Belle Isle .
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“Tell Me That Story, Harry!”: Remembering love & loss in hospice
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Hospice volunteer work is a goldmines for treasure: loves lost & treasure found
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