The weather in Goa is overcast with rain expected and there is a wind. Looking out from Scott’s room one can imagine there might be a slight fall chill in the air, too. It feels unusual. And so, it is. Today is Nurse Afsal’s 24th birthday. We wanted to do something special to mark the […]
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Scott’s good friend Sanjiv arrived in Goa last night for another visit. His jovial presence always puts a smile on Scott’s face and this time is no exception. Scott’s energy was too low for lengthy conversation but his spirits were high and he managed to give Sanjiv a thumbs up or thumbs down in response […]
(c) scott morgan 2013 Many have asked if Scott took up painting when he became ill. The answer is no! Scott has been painting for most of his life. This landscape watercolor painting was done in Scott’s Stonington, Maine studio last year. Scott did a series of these inspired by memories of many travels to […]
Involuntary moans, sometimes hiccups, random sighs, and often a wow! or other unconscious exclamatory remark are all normal side effects when you are taking heavy duty opiates like fentynol, morphine, and dilaudid. (Scott is taking all three.) I can’t help but respond to these distressing sounds and ask him if everything is all right…does he […]
So much of our predicament has been hard. Not just hard in the sense of being emotionally hard to deal with….but, hard. The pitted country roads in upper Morjim, northern Goa? Hard. The pieces of grit and once even a pebble discovered in mouth while chewing food? Hard.The rough terry towels all the tougher from […]
A couple of months ago, I reached out with Scott’s story to an author who wrote a book I am reading called To The Last Breath. He wrote about us on Huffington Post. Our blog surpassed 1550 readers today, too. The ever widening circles on this wheel of life continue to amaze and inspire us.
What strikes me as we continue this trip of a lifetime! is how many others we know –or are tied to by friends once removed –have just learned within these ten months we’ve been engrossed with Scott’s plight, that they, too, have cancer or some other life threatening disease. Or their loved one has passed. […]
Artist Scott Morgan being given a welcome home cake by Dali. Salvador was with us in spirit, I’m sure!
persistence of time (c) salvador dali Today marks the 66th anniversary of India’s Independence Day. Yesterday we brought Scott back from hospital where he was greeted with yet another beautiful cake made by Chef Samantha. It was presented to him by a boy with a nametag that said Dali. I pointed this out to Scott […]
Scott came back “home” today from hospital! Before settling in to his room, the entire gurney crew rolled him down to the breakwall oceanside so he could take in the sunshine, surf, and smiles beaming all around him.
going to goa 
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