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Patricia McArver's avatar

Lovely column and comments. As an uncanny coincidence, I've started work this week on a web page on verbal calisthenics. Great minds think alike? :-)

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Susan Dugdale's avatar

What a great phrase 'verbal calisthenics' is! I wonder what the equivalent of pushups, crunches and jump-squats are? That will be a fun page to put together.

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Jessica Neighbor's avatar

What a beautiful tribute. Thank you for sharing. As a Voice Coach, I can imagine the challenge for her. Bravo, Mrs. Tongue 😜

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Susan Dugdale's avatar

Indeed, bravo. It was incredibly humbling to watch the woman I knew as flamboyant and effortlessly articulate scrabbling after words.

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Jessica Neighbor's avatar

My Father has dementia and he’s always been the smartest person on earth. It’s weird when someone’s identity marker shifts. He’s still here, just a little more jumbled up.

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