All good things don’t necessarily end, they change like the seasons…

“All good things” is a place for anyone with OR without chronic illness, debilitating illness, disability, or the carers for us to come and get away for 5 minutes to have a read and a piece of hope. Goodness can come out of hardship, and darkness can cloak itself for only so long until it bursts into the light.

Warmly,

Jonathan

“Hope is the last thing that dies. Maybe because hope is one of those dratted things that is truly, honestly, genuinely immortal.”

-Vera Nazarian

Blue Memory
Jonathan Saucedo Jonathan Saucedo

Blue Memory

Jonathan recalls memories of walking the shores of the Gulf of Mexico with appreciation for what was and possibly can be. Some stories yearn to be told even when they feel out of reach.

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That Old Life: Myelin, Magic, and Memory
Jonathan Saucedo Jonathan Saucedo

That Old Life: Myelin, Magic, and Memory

I try to make others feel comfortable with my condition, and that Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy (CIDP) with central nervous system involvement doesn’t make me angry. Or sad. Or scared. But fear is part of this journey and the medication I choose today is a return to a shade of blue that can only be called peace.

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Something Blue
Jonathan Saucedo Jonathan Saucedo

Something Blue

Upon exiting the teaching profession, a teacher wonders searches for what to do next.

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The Commencement
Jonathan Saucedo Jonathan Saucedo

The Commencement

A teacher says goodbye to his classroom after attending the high school commencement ceremony.

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24 Years and an Ocean Away
Jonathan Saucedo Jonathan Saucedo

24 Years and an Ocean Away

A teacher prepares to leave the field after returning for a brief time while battling a debilitating illness.

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