In this special episode, I present an essay about my feelings about leaving the home I’ve lived in since I was three years old. Normally, a podcast like this would include lots of nostalgic photos of my home and neighborhood. Unfortunately, I don’t have time or energy to create the kind of video masterpiece I would normally create for such an episode. This time, it’s just me talking. Here is my nostalgic essay “It’s Just a Building.”

Links of Interest

Eagledale neighborhood, Indianapolis: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eagledale,_Indianapolis

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In this episode, I fast-forward through events after my dad died in February 2019 up until July 2025, after I made the decision to actively pursue placement in a skilled nursing facility. It includes a video of a speech I gave at my 70th birthday.

This is part four of my continuing series recounting my efforts to maintain my benefits and live in a safe, comfortable environment.

Links of Interest

Episode 66 “I Was Nearly Murdered” https://contemplating-life.com/?p=331

Wellbrooke of Avon: https://trilogyhs.com/senior-living/in/indianapolis/wellbrooke-of-avon/

Father Paul Landwerlen obituary: https://www.archindy.org/criterion/local/2025/06-13/landwerlen.html

Episode 12 in which I discuss my fear of death: https://contemplating-life.com/?p=69

Episode 14 in which I discuss how I got past my fears: https://contemplating-life.com/?p=76

Street view of mile marker 20.1 on I-465 where we had a flat tire: https://maps.app.goo.gl/KdU9GtU4UMkSnGaQ8

Hoosier Helpers from IDOT: https://www.in.gov/indot/current-programs/hoosier-helpers/

Wellbrooke of Avon: https://trilogyhs.com/senior-living/in/indianapolis/wellbrooke-of-avon/

Greenwood Healthcare Center: https://communicarehealth.com/location/greenwood-healthcare-center/

Private Room at Wellbrooke: https://share.icloud.com/photos/010P48zzQC-vwzoSBLcuL-Ouw

Video from my 60th birthday party: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mhJT0-3KFcM

Video from my 70th birthday party: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b2EIBq4vxr8

Episode 78 about my friend Buz: https://contemplating-life.com/?p=424

Episode 45 about my friend Mike Gregory: https://contemplating-life.com/?p=256

World record donation for SMA treatment: https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/663805-largest-donation-for-a-patients-medical-treatment

Most expensive drugs: https://www.drugs.com/article/top-10-most-expensive-drugs.html

Evrysdi (Risdiplam) the SMA drug I take. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Risdiplam

Zolgensma and Itvisma gene therapies for people with SMA: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Onasemnogene_abeparvovec

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In this episode, I cover the events surrounding my dad’s funeral. The episode includes the audio of the eulogy I gave. I highly recommend you watch the YouTube version, as it includes a slideshow of photos of my dad to accompany the eulogy.

This is part three of my continuing series recounting my efforts to maintain my benefits and live in a safe, comfortable environment.

Links of Interest

• Stevens Mortuary

• Calgary Catholic Cemetery

• Obituary for my Dad. Includes the slideshow shown at the mortuary

• Standalone audio with slideshow of my dad’s eulogy:

• Prayer of St. Francis

• Sheet Metal Workers Local 20

• Sheet Metal Workers Credit Union

• Tarpenning-Lafollette Co., where dad worked:

• Google Street view of cathedral doors

• Fleming and Associates

• Matthew 25:31-46 (NABRE)

• Matthew 7:20 (NABRE)

• Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Monument

• Ultimate Remote Control

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