Debs Memorable Moments

It's July 1995 and its finally time for me and the kids to move back to The States from London. These were my thoughts at the time. Music from #Uppbeathttps://uppbeat.io/t/ra/renewedLicense code: X7XUH5PO5OJPLRIT

When my mom sells the house I grew up in, she stays in touch with the new owners. They invite me and my two sons to come over for a tour after my mom passes away. This is the story how that goes. Music from #Uppbeathttps://uppbeat.io/t/paul-yudin/during-the-rainLicense code: AKEU8QH3RF2VNRD6

I actually consider the summer of 95 to be the best summer of my life because that's the summer I meet my second husband. But before that, there was the summer of 82. This story tells what made it so much fun. Music: 'Too Cool For School!' by Cruen on #Uppbeathttps://uppbeat.io/c/cruenLicense code: RKRFMOOHSVWXVHQR

While on vacation in Grand Cayman, I see a young woman playing with two kids in the pool, and it brings back memories of another time for me. This is the story. Music from #Uppbeathttps://uppbeat.io/t/bastian/better-togetherLicense code: SMRBBJJT5WAFNHQP

Although I got a late start to the work force, I work my way up to controller of a small financial planning company, and today is my retirement day. This is the story. Music from #Uppbeathttps://uppbeat.io/t/ra/liquid-daylightLicense code: E7L0N325JU1IESEW

My son suffers a very serious brain injury, and our entire family spends the day together at the hospital. This is what happens next. Music from #Uppbeathttps://uppbeat.io/t/kite-flight/forever-yoursLicense code: WYS6FDDFVV8ZLH3A

Our world turns upside down once again when my older son suffers a very serious brain injury. This is the story. Music from #Uppbeathttps://uppbeat.io/t/sky-toes/sun-kissedLicense code: VIR1QRBNTUJJ9P45

My kids and I are used to spending the bulk of each summer in The States with my mom, but this year the three of us will be staying there when the summer ends. And it's time to tell them that their dad and I are splitting up, that the United States will be home for the three of us again, and that their dad will be staying in Europe. This is how it goes. Music from #Uppbeathttps://uppbeat.io/t/sky-...

It's April 1995 and we are still living in London. I get really annoyed with my husband when he expects me to fly to Amsterdam with our two little boys on my own. This is the story. Music from #Uppbeathttps://uppbeat.io/t/vince-mcgill/dusty-roadsLicense code: R8K448LUMV518FXZ

About a year after my mom passes away, my younger son brings me a very special gift. This is the story. Music from #Uppbeathttps://uppbeat.io/t/sky-toes/roots-and-rosewoodLicense code: B1SQ9W4FBMLVPKAV

It's the summer between my junior and senior year of college and I decide to spend it in the city where I go to school. I meet a man on the subway who sets the course for my future career. This is the story. Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!):https://uppbeat.io/t/mountaineer/dont-worryLicense code: ODZTRP2PKBBQJZGV

We live in a region where the brood X cicadas emerge every 17 years. I have lived through four of them, 1970, 1987, 2004 and 2021. But it's this last one that is most memorable to me. This is the story. Music from #Uppbeathttps://uppbeat.io/t/ra/let-the-show-beginLicense code: DRDDZW8K9926B4PW

When I see a guest on a morning talk show talk about letting her hair go gray, I decide I want to do the same thing. But it takes me 13 years to actually get there. This is the story. Music from #Uppbeat https://uppbeat.io/t/soundroll/reggae-kidLicense code: WDBD2WBQTFVZ5X9C

When my husband is diagnosed with a rare kind of non-cancerous brain tumor, we make some new friends. Music from #Uppbeathttps://uppbeat.io/t/sky-toes/it-starts-with-teamworkLicense code: Q96QKZNIFOFJUYQI

Although my husband and I have decided to split up, he still wants me to go to his company holiday party with him. This is the story. Music from #Uppbeathttps://uppbeat.io/t/ra/lets-get-itLicensecode: EVFJE6DURIJHQBIY

Now that my kids are in school all day every day, I join a gym for the first time. And it is there that I find myself, Alone With A Stranger. Music from #Uppbeathttps://uppbeat.io/t/pacific-oaks/cross-country-road-tripLicense code: GK0BSDTLJAPM3GM1

About six weeks after my mom passes away, we receive an insulated bag in the mail, and it really throws me for a loop. Music from #Uppbeathttps://uppbeat.io/t/ra/prospectLicense code: CPISWVFKQOOTBTM

It's my first time at a casino and I'm with my dad, but it doesn't go the way I thought it would. This is the story. Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!):https://uppbeat.io/t/airstream/cray-blues-rockLicense code: HYYSTJ7MPMWHLHSO

My younger son has been back from LA for about six weeks now. He's been rotating between his friends' homes because he doesn't want to live with us. Then in the middle of the sixth week, he finds a second home and family. This is the story. Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/ra/reaching License code: JD8USL3BYQOCB8BK

My younger son has been living in LA for about seven months now. He moved there to pursue his dream of performing for a living, but he's ready to come home. This is the story. Music from #Uppbeathttps://uppbeat.io/t/ra/simple-giftLicense code: AHHWDBCVR2PJDXT6

When I switch to a new gym, I meet a married couple who remind me of another couple I met many years ago in London. (This story references an earlier story called Green with Envy - Episode 156)Music from #Uppbeathttps://uppbeat.io/t/sky-toes/light-on-the-pathLicense code: C0OL6LFGLAGXFNZG

My world turns upside down one morning when my older son calls to tell me that he might have cancer. This is the story. Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/monobox/heartstrings License code: MYKCT629BU9CV187

Husband Number One comes home eight hours late without so much as a phone call and then tells me that he doesn't want to be married anymore. This story tells what happens next. Music from #Uppbeathttps://uppbeat.io/t/tobias-voigt/roll-with-meLicense code: HUHFW0GSZTBUJSFU

The boys and I spend the entire summer at home with my mom; my husband just the last two weeks. About a month after our return to London, this is what happens. Music from #Uppbeathttps://uppbeat.io/t/tobias-voigt/sweet-summerLicense code: BM99K0VAMNZGCR3T

My podcast is three years old today, and in celebration of this anniversary I have decided to re-release the first four episodes published that day, so that the listeners who have joined us somewhere in the middle can hear how it all began, and the listeners who have been with us since the beginning will realize how far I have come in my life. This episode is the first story in my caregiving threa...