Life near an Iowa Cornfield… I’m not fishing yet. 25 Jul 2010 Regular readers of this blog are aware of the fact that two months ago my wife passed after an extended battle with breast cancer. I've been coping with the aftermath…
Life near an Iowa Cornfield… Tattoos are not leading me down a path paved with good intentions 26 Jun 201025 Jun 2010 Recently, I’ve been thinking about getting a tattoo. I realize that getting a permanent scar is not everyone’s cup of tea. I also understand that some might have moral or…
Memories of Virginia… Cancer Crisis an Epilogue: Thank You 2 Jun 2010 Last night I spent the evening writing out thank you cards to everyone who gave monetary gifts, flowers, cards, and gifts of time and services. We knocked off at 9:30…
Life near an Iowa Cornfield… What’s going on with the Database? 28 May 201028 May 2010 You may or may not have noticed a new feature that ran this week. The Destination Iowa article is going to be a regular summer feature (we haven't decided if…
Life near an Iowa Cornfield… Cancer Crisis: the Aftermath 25 May 201025 May 2010 As I write this it's been less than a week since Virginia's funeral. I've spent the week at work, mainly because I needed to get back and spending the time…
Life near an Iowa Cornfield… Memories of Virginia: Obituary 19 May 201019 May 2010 Courtesy of The Record Virginia W. Nibbelink, 46 Virginia Winona Nibbelink, 46, of Holland, was born to eternity on Wednesday, May 12 at Oakview Nursing Home and Care Center in…
Life near an Iowa Cornfield… Thoughts as I enter my 43rd year as a widower. 14 May 2010 It's 12:30 in the morning on the 14th. I have been 43 years old for thirty minutes now. In another fifty minutes I'll have been a widower/single parent for exactly…
Life near an Iowa Cornfield… Cancer Crisis: Her Journey is Over… and ours has just begun. 12 May 2010 Good Morning World. It is 11:00 am Wednesday May 12. I wake up this morning as a single father. I am simply overwhelmed by the support, love, and friendship... (how…
Life near an Iowa Cornfield… Cancer Crisis: 11:30 at the Conrad Hospice unit. 11 May 2010 Virginia left the UIHC at 12:00 noon on Tuesday. It was exactly on week ago from that moment that I picked her up in Waterloo for a three-week check-up regarding…
Life near an Iowa Cornfield… Cancer Crisis: Counting Down the Hours. 11 May 2010 It is 11:20 in the morning Tuesday May 11. I am sitting in the chair that I have basically occupied for the past 48 hours. Yesterday Virginia's dietary intake went…