I love Lithium. Finally, my brain and my thoughts are running at the same speed. I can listen and follow a conversation and answer back. Without Lithium, my mind analyzes what is said and I’m lost in my thoughts. I also have a hard time memorizing. If I can figure out how something works, I’mContinue reading “I Love Lithium. You Might Too.”
Category Archives: Autobiography
Having a Daughter
I always pictured myself as a mother of three, like the family I was raised in. I figured any husband would do. I felt I didn’t have much say in who he was. My mom tolerated my dad. To me, he was the most wonderful person in the world. I was daddy’s little girl. ChildrenContinue reading “Having a Daughter”
Armenian Remembrance Day – April 24th, 1915
This is the story about the Armenian Genocide on April 24th, 1915. This happened 105 years ago. The story takes place on the evening before, April 23rd, 1915. Today is Saturday. Good Friday was yesterday and tomorrow is Easter. Springtime is abuzz. Parties all day as the men discuss the state of the world. WorldContinue reading “Armenian Remembrance Day – April 24th, 1915”
How Roupen Came to America
I was fiddling around with a family tree. I tried doing a bottom to top tree. The bottom has the oldest generation you can know about. You then work upward with links for relations who you know about. For reference, my dad Roupen came to the USA in 1950 and married my momContinue reading “How Roupen Came to America”
Love Yourself, Forgive Yourself, Be Yourself
Linda Dean, 28 Feb 2013, revised March 1, 2018 Purpose: Loving and forgiving is crucial for healing yourself. Introduction You have Breast Cancer. I heard those words in 2012. Fear was my first reaction. Sadness and anger came soon after. Why is this happening to me? Fellow Toastmasters and honored guests, cancer is a lifeContinue reading “Love Yourself, Forgive Yourself, Be Yourself”
Born Free Speech (v2.1)
Iggythewriter.com Born Free Speech Version 2.1 February 24, 2018 Presented by Linda Iggy Dean Born Free Speech Background Picture of Rouben, Rosie, John, and Linda Iguidbashian in Baghdad 1972 at Roupen’s grandmother’s grave site. Pauline Kurkjian (moved to Canada). This speech is about 1st generation Armenian Americans born in Detroit. Rose Paulian was born inContinue reading “Born Free Speech (v2.1)”
Free to Love FINAL Speech (was Born Free before)
Iggythewriter.com Version 1.0 February 20, 2018 Presented by Linda Iggy Dean Born Free Speech Background Picture of Rose Paulian, Linda and Lillet Iguidbashian in 1972. This speech uses the storytelling technique to make a point. It is a story of an 1st generation Armenian American growing up in Detroit in the 1960s. Written for theContinue reading “Free to Love FINAL Speech (was Born Free before)”
Free To Love Speech
Iggythewriter.com Free To Love Speech Version 1.1 February 19, 2018 Presented by Linda Iggy Dean Free To Love Speech Background Picture of Linda in 1973. This speech uses the storytelling technique to make a point. It is a story of an 1st generation Armenian American growing up in Detroit in the 1960s. Written for theContinue reading “Free To Love Speech”
The Armenian Diaspora Speech
Linda Iguidbashian Dean The Armenian Diaspora Speech Version 1.0 January 23, 2018 Presented by Linda Dean The Armenian Diaspora Speech Background This is a story about my family. My father Roupen was born in the summer of 1914 in western Armenian, in the village of Arabkir. The village was part of the Ottoman Empire, nowContinue reading “The Armenian Diaspora Speech”
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