“I wanted a perfect ending. Now I’ve learned, the hard way, that some poems don’t rhyme, and some stories don’t have a clear beginning, middle, and end. Life is about not knowing, having to change, taking the moment and making the best of it, without knowing what’s going to happen…

“Once a year, go someplace you’ve never been before.”

“The best gift you can give is a hug: one size fits all and no one ever minds if you return it.”

“Unlike many other illnesses, what I find profoundly empowering about addressing loneliness is that the ultimate solution to loneliness lies in each of us. We can be the medicine that each other needs. We can be the solution other people crave. We are all doctors and we are all healers.”

“Time moves slowly, but passes quickly.”

“My caregiver mantra is to remember: the only control you have is over the changes you choose to make.”