Episode 42 - The Last Day we planned on purpose

Thursday Think Bites · Sep 24, 2026 · 3m · transcript

Episode 42: The Last Day We Planned on Purpose

I'm recording this one from a different place today.

I'm sitting next to Dexter's grave in our backyard.

September 22 marked one year since he died.

And around the anniversary, Facebook started doing what Facebook does.

Showing me memories.

Dexter at the park.

Dexter chasing a tennis ball.

Dexter when he was younger and his body could keep up with everything he wanted to do.

And one of those memories took me back to his last day.

Dexter had Addison's disease. The steroids he needed made healing difficult. Cyst on one leg, then tore the ACL in the…