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Eventually, the malignancy spread to the point that John was completely incapacitated. Carmen's journal contains entries that include reminiscenses of the last months: It's difficult to watch a big, strong, dynamic and active father slowly lose the ability to walk anything but a short distance and to even be unable to sit more than a few minutes in one position. He has a great deal of pain, and we all sense his frustration at no longer being able to work or do the gardening he loves so much.
I want to record - before the memories dim any more with passage of time - some of the experiences, f e e l i s and thoughts that center on Dad's passing, I won't attempt to organize my remembrances since the experience itself was not organized, but was a collage of sadness, hurting, laughing, looking back, listening for the spirit, looking forward, wanting time to stand still, wanting, for his sake, to have time pass more rapidly.
It was a time of clinging to family and of seeking seclusion with one's own thoughts, a time of helpfulness and helplessness, of grieving and gratitude. Perhaps our feelings ran so deep because the man himself ran so deep. Some of the best feelings I had during Dad's illness were the occasions when I fixed a meal and sent plates for Mother and Dad to share. It was the caring thoughts more than the food that make those meals seem special. Their realization that there was precious little I could do to ease the burden, and the pleasure we all felt when Dad could actually enjoy an occasional meal in his almost constant state of nausea. The best feeling of all was when I sat in the kitchen just a few feet from Dad's bed (which had been moved into the dining room) and worked on his scrap book. Dad's last project was to compile his memorabilia, newspaper clippings, etc., to prepare
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| Title | John S. Boyden: three score and ten in retrospect |
| Creator | Boyden, Orpha Amanda Sweeten |
| Subject | Boyden, John Sterling, 1906-1980; Democratic Party -- Utah; Coalville (Utah) -- History |
| Description | Life story of John S. Boyden, including his experiences in Coalville, Utah, law practice, participation in the Utah Democratic Party, family life, church involvement, and advocacy for Indians. |
| Source | Boyden |
| Date Digital | 2008-01 |
| Date Original | 1986 |
| Type | text |
| Format | text/pdf |
| Digitization Specs | JPEG image for display. Archived TIFF image was scanned at 300 dpi with a CreoScitex EverSmart Jazz+ scanner. |
| Contributing Institution | Sherratt Library, Southern Utah University, Cedar City, Utah |
| Publisher | Southern Utah State College Press |
| Language | eng |
| Genre | Biography |
| Website | http://www.li.suu.edu/library/digitization/boyden.html |
| Rights Management | Digital image c2008 Sherratt Library, Southern Utah University. All rights reserved. |
| CONTENTdm file name | 1144.cpd |
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