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Ashes to ashes...my grandpa--the retired physician--says he is not spiritual, although books on World Religions still sit on his bookshelves wedged between Fishes of Hawaii and Encyclopedia of Medicine. Weve all expected these days to come. So many times I caught him listening to his own heart with a stethoscope, too keenly aware of the sound of his own deteriorating valves. An illustrative life of rebellion and distinction once marked by awards, accolades, and the one that got away is now measured in breaths, beats, hours, days. His last meal at home was chutoro and wana (thanks, Norman Nakasone!!) and every bite was greeted with an approving mmm! A man of medicine, my grampa says we return to dust, to the soil. I believe we will meet again. A hui hou. In his hospital bed, my grandpa dreams of fishing, of sword fighting. I dream for one more lunch, one more walk around Magic Island, one more trip to Paia. Just One More. My grandpa, my heart.
Posted on: Sat, 29 Mar 2014 01:24:44 +0000

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