Author name: jade

Melbourne 2026 January

The month was punctuated with physio exercises and a graduation out of the moon-boot. With a new diagnosis of osteopenia, the list of required exercises grew to include more weight bearing and balance exercises. In my walking group, I would meet them at the beginning of the walk and then if I knew their ending

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12/8/90

White paper – 1 page typed, 3 hand written Dear mom: here’s another adventure: There are a lot of activities on the island for the tourists (diving, golfing, jet skiing, parasailing, etc) that are free or at a reduced price for locals. For PIC employees, helicopter rides are free!! I’d arranged to go on a

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12/1/90

80 degrees, scattered clouds, mostly sunny White unlined paper Dear Mom, Got your letter about your car trip – sounded wonderful. Your observations about the class differences are very similar to that which occurs in Saipan. I got your letter you’d written on Joyce’s birthday (post marked 11/8) It was so late because somewhere along

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11/18/90

Typed on printer paper Dear mom, This page is a repeat of what I already wrote. Hash on the island does not refer to drugs. Hash is an activity or game, sort of a hare and hound game that the haoles do here every Saturday afternoon. Everyone meets at the same place at the same

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