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James Stewart Cunningham III
February 1, 1947 – January 15, 2025 My life could not have been richer, more adventurous, or more wonderful than with you. Thank you for being such a great teacher and mentor 46 years ago. Thank you for 29 years of unwavering love. Thank you for our son Daniel. You will forever remain in my…
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Missing our Favorite Holiday
Happy Thanksgiving Everyone! In the 48 years that I have lived in the U.S. I only missed 1 thanksgiving celebration in US Territory – when we were sailing around the Caribbean and celebrated it with several sailboats in the island of Jost Van Dyke. Since the very first thanksgiving I experienced, I always felt that…
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Life goes on with all its Beauty & Gifts
Kim has not lost his witty sense of humor It has been over 2 months since I last made a blog entry. By now you’ve probably assumed that things are stable with Kim and that I keep on inching toward a ‘new life’ without him. That has been the case to an extent except that…
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A Rough 2 Months but Back to Stability
After my last blog entry at the end of June, Kim’s health declined nearly suddenly. One morning in early July when I came in to visit him, he was sitting on his chair in the courtyard, where the nurses typically bring him to. Apparently he had been fine but when I saw him he looked…
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Back to Colombia and Celebrating Maria Childhood Friend’s Birthday
After Maria spent a couple of months in the US taking care of matters left undone while focusing on getting Kim down to Colombia (as well as filing taxes, sorting/donating belongings, hiring handyman and painters 😬), Maria returned to Colombia to find Kim in good spirits, looking healthier and very happy to see her back.…
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Celebrating our Son Daniel’s Accomplishments as a Pilot Instructor in the Airforce
Friday, April 19, 2024 Daniel’s last flight as instructor pilot was this past Friday, April 19. The celebration lasted all day, starting with a 9 am send off flight of 2 T-1 jet planes – the ones he’s been teaching on since 2020. María flew to Daniel’s Airforce Base in Columbus, MS and managed to…
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Taking Kim to a ‘country club hotel’
After having Kim with me here at my home ( where my brother lives) since we arrived, helped by a full time nurse and a part-time one on the weekends, it still became very clear to me that I could not really go back to the States to take care of all the things I…
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It has been nearly 1 month since we arrived!
It still seems like I dream that I ventured on a 12+ hour trip to bring Kim to what I assessed to be a better life for both of us. Well, so far our experiences have exceeded my expectations! Not only has Kim gotten significantly better with so much human activity around him and a…
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After Flight Cancellations, we arrived on Sunday
Two days before we were to depart initially, Copa Airlines, a Panamanian airline with the shortest flights to Cali (there are no direct flights), canceled our flights due to it having to ground 21 Boeing 737 planes with possible door defects. This turned out to be a blessing because at 10:30 pm that night, when…
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Going to Cali, Colombia
I’ve mentioned to some of you that, since the nursing facility fiasco, I immediately decided to expand my search and think about going to Colombia as a possibility. I took a 3-pronged approach: look for additional help from private aids here; search for a facility in Houston where I have family who can support me;…
Cunningham-Ramos AML & Stroke after TBI Journey 