Cynthia Yockey, A Conservative Lesbian
A Conservative Lesbian
Please donate to help me fly to Kentucky for Maggie’s funeral on Friday, then to New York on Saturday to see Ann Coulter speak at Homocon, then home to Maryland on Sunday. (I bought my Homocon ticket in August — it’s a coincidence that the two dates are not only in sequence but also when …
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My father, brother, nephew and I were able to call Maggie and tell her good-bye today while she was still aware and understood us. I told her I love her, I forgave her for anything for which she needed forgiveness and asked for her to forgive me for anything for which I needed forgiveness. I …
Maggie’s sister called me around 6:30 am to tell me that she and Maggie’s brother had been called and told that Maggie does not have much longer to live. They had gone to their respective homes for the weekend on Friday afternoon to get chores done, based on assurances from the doctors that Maggie seemed …
I just came across this from a link in one of the scrolling tweets on Twitter’s front page — the end of the post is especially uplifting: Last Wednesday, my life changed forever. I got an iPhone. I consider it the greatest thing to happen to the blind for a very long time, possibly ever. …
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One of the most amazing, joyful, electric experiences I’ve ever had in my life was to be in the front of the crowd at last year’s gay and lesbian March for Equality when Lady Gaga came to the microphone to speak. She was the only speaker to address Obama directly and call on him to …
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Around 11 am yesterday, shortly after I got off the phone with Maggie’s sister, who is staying with her 24/7 along with her brother, Maggie’s behavior shifted dramatically from a determination to live to an urgent desire to get up and go. This is NOT the same as a desire for suicide. Restlessness is a …
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Mattie Fein has a guest op-ed at The Other McCain that is worth reading. I haven’t seen the video, but I gather Karl Rove was annoyed by Christine O’Donnell’s primary victory in Delaware and she has some thoughts for him. For some reason, the women candidates in the Republican Party seem absolutely determined to win …
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The lyrics refer to a “CRNA,” which is a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist.
Yes, you DO swing from tears to laughter unpredictably when a loved one is dying. Why do you ask?
Click for a profound and touching video correlating the lyrics of “What Sarah Said” by the indie rock group, Death Cab for Cutie, with the experience of a person at the very end of life made by a palliative care doctor. It will make you a better, stronger and more courageous person. Love is the …