https://florriemunat.com 2012-01-06T00:00:00-03:00 weekly 0.9 https://florriemunat.com/assets/be_brave_final_cover_420.png Possible cover for Florrie Munat's new book on caregiving, "Be Brave: A Wife's Journey Through Caregiving." Bainbridge Island, Washington Be Brave: A Wife's Journey Through Caregiving https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ https://florriemunat.com/assets/fm_thumb.jpg Florrie Munat, author of a new book on caregiving, "Be Brave: A Wife's Journey Through Caregiving." Bainbridge Island, Washington Florrie Munat https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ https://florriemunat.com/about_chuck_munat 2012-01-06T00:00:00-03:00 monthly 0.8 https://florriemunat.com/assets/chuck/chuck_and_florrie_munat_wedding_1.jpg Chuck and Florrie Munat on their wedding day, 16 November 1969. Taken by the waterfall in Moodus, Connecticut. Moodus, Connecticut Wedding by the Waterfall https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ https://florriemunat.com/assets/chuck/chuck_and_florrie_munat_wedding_2.jpg Chuck and Florrie Munat by the waterfall in Moodus, Connecticut on their wedding day, 16 November 1969. Moodus, Connecticut Wedding by the Waterfall II https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ https://florriemunat.com/assets/chuck/the_munat_family_circa_1974_1975.jpg The Munat family circa 1974-1975 including from left to right: Florrie (holding Ted), Isabel, Charles, James Travers, Chuck, and Ben in front. Landgrove, Vermont The Munat Family (1974-1975) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ https://florriemunat.com/assets/chuck/chuck_munat_in_moodus_fall_1969.jpg Chuck Munat near his and Florrie's cottage in Moodus, Connecticut in the Fall & Winter of 1969-70. Moodus, Connecticut Chuck Munat near the Cottage in Moodus https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ https://florriemunat.com/assets/chuck/chuck_munat_kenwood_high_school_chicago_1968.jpg Chuck Munat stands next to his mobile unit classroom at Kenwood High School in Chicago in the Fall of 1968. Chicago, Illinois Chuck Munat by his Kenwood HS Mobile Classroom, 1968 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ https://florriemunat.com/assets/chuck/chuck_munat_on_squirrel_island_maine.jpg Chuck Munat stands on the dock on Squirrel Island, Maine, ready to go bird-watching. The Munat Family spent many wonderful summers on Squirrel, sans phones, sans cars, sans stress. Squirrel Island, Maine On the Dock at Squirrel Island https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ https://florriemunat.com/assets/chuck/chuck_munat_helps_farm_akaroa_2002.jpg Chuck Munat at the Helps Family's sheep farm in Akaroa, New Zealand in 2002. This was Chuck's favorite spot on Earth. Akaroa, New Zealand At the Helps Family's Sheep Farm in Akaroa https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ https://florriemunat.com/assets/chuck/family_with_james_travers_and_daniel_lenggenhager.jpg The Munat family and two of their many AFS exchange students: Chuck, Barbara (wife of James) & James Travers (New Zealand), Daniel Lenggenhager (behind - Switzerland), Florrie, Ted & Ben (on the floor). Middletown, Connecticut The Munats and their AFS "Kids" https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ https://florriemunat.com/assets/chuck/chuck_munat_at_white_pine_lodge_londonderry_vermont.jpg Chuck Munat loved to wear hats. He had many. This was taken in the 1980s at The White Pine Lodge, his brother Stan's ski lodge near Londonderry, Vermont. Landgrove, Vermont Chuck Munat at The White Pine Lodge in the '80s https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ https://florriemunat.com/assets/chuck/chuck_munat_christchurch_new_zealand_1982.jpg Chuck Munat with the nephew of "adopted" son, James Travers. This photo was taken in Christchurch, New Zealand in 1982. Christchurch, New Zealand Chuck Munat Loved Babies https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ https://florriemunat.com/assets/chuck/chuck_munat_with_brittany_travers_fiji_1992.jpg Chuck Munat with Brittany Travers, daughter of James Travers of New Zealand, Chuck and Florrie Munat's "adopted" AFS son. Photo taken in Fiji in 1990. Fiji Babies Loved Chuck Munat https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ https://florriemunat.com/assets/chuck/mary_munat_graduation_vermont_academy_1978.jpg Chuck Munat at niece Mary Munat's graduation from Vermont Academy in Saxton's River, Vermont circa 1978. Saxton's River, Vermont Chuck Munat at the Vermont Academy https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ https://florriemunat.com/assets/chuck/chuck_munat_bainbridge_island_2002.jpg Chuck Munat relaxes at the Bainbridge Island home of old friends and neighbors, Doug and Pipper Watkins. Photo by Brad Watkins. Bainbridge Island, Washington Chuck Munat in Repose https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ https://florriemunat.com/assets/chuck/chuck_munat_seatac_airport_2002.jpg Chuck loved to travel, even if it was only to the airport to meet someone. Seen here at SeaTac airport, where his daughter, Isabel Cole, works as an air traffic controller. Seatac, Washington Chuck Munat Visits SeaTac Airport https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ https://florriemunat.com/assets/chuck/chuck_munat_at_peace_on_bainbridge_island.jpg Chuck always signed his letters "Peace and Love." He drove the same car for more than a decade, with a small "Peace" bumper sticker that he cropped from one for Greenpeace. It said it all. Bainbridge Island, Washington Chuck Munat Wants Peace on Earth https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ https://florriemunat.com/assets/chuck/chuck_munat_visits_his_old_home_2008.jpg Less than a year before his death from complications due to Lewy Body Dementia, Chuck visits his old Bainbridge Island home, now extensively remodeled. Seen here in the kitchen. 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Bainbridge Island, Washington Florrie Munat Looks Out Her Bainbridge Island Window https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ https://florriemunat.com/florrie/author_florrie_munat_in_repose.jpg Author Florrie Munat relaxes in her home on Bainbridge Island next to a big, picture window looking over Puget Sound with the Seattle skyline visible across the water. Her new book is "Be Brave: A Wife's Journey Through Caregiving." It is the story of her experiences caring for her husband, Chuck, as he struggled with a terminal illness, Lewy body dementia. Bainbridge Island, Washington Florrie Munat Enjoys the View on Bainbridge Island https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ https://florriemunat.com/florrie/florrie_ted_and_sharky_munat_by_puget_sound.jpg Florrie Munat with her son Ted Munat and grandson, Sharky Munat, walks the beach near Puget Sound with the Seattle-Bainbridge ferry terminal visible in the background. Florrie moved to a home near this beach after her husband, Chuck, suffered a stroke and was diagnosed with Lewy body dementia, a story chronicled in Florrie's latest book, "Be Brave: A Wife's Journey Through Caregiving." Bainbridge Island, Washington On a Bainbridge Island Beach with Florrie, Ted, and Sharky Munat https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ https://florriemunat.com/florrie/florrie_ted_and_sharky_munat_on_bainbridge_island.jpg Florrie, Ted, and Sharky Munat enjoy a cool stroll on the beach outside her Bainbridge Island home. Behind the Bainbridge-Seattle ferry terminal juts out into the icy waters of Puget Sound. The occasion was the completion of Florrie's latest book, "Be Brave: A Wife's Journey Through Caregiving." Bainbridge Island, Washington Florrie, Ted, and Sharky Munat Take a Walk on the Beach https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ https://florriemunat.com/florrie/florrie_munat_near_island_health.jpg Author Florrie Munat stands outside of Island Health on Bainbridge Island, Washington - the nursing home where her husband, Chuck Munat spent the last six years of his life suffering from Lewy body dementia, a degenerative and fatal brain disease. Florrie wrote a memoir of those struggles, "Be Brave: A Wife's Journey Through Caregiving." Bainbridge Island, Washington Florrie Stands near Island Health and Remembers https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ https://florriemunat.com/florrie/florrie_ted_and_sharky_munat_near_island_health.jpg Florrie Munat with son Ted Munat and grandson, Sharky Munat, enjoy the greenery near Island Health, where Chuck Munat spent the last six years of his life as he wrestled with Lewy body dementia, a degenerative brain disease. Florrie chronicles these years in her new book, "Be Brave: A Wife's Journey Through Caregiving." Bainbridge Island, Washington Florrie, Ted, and Sharky Munat Near Island Health https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ https://florriemunat.com/florrie/florrie_munat_in_the_chapel_at_grace_church.jpg Florrie Munat reminisces in the sanctuary at Grace Church on Bainbridge Island where Chuck's memorial service was held. The floor to ceiling windows of the sanctuary provide a gorgeous view of the greenery surrounding the church. It's a peaceful place. Chuck died in 2009. The story of his final illness and Florrie's struggle to care for him is chronicled in her new book, "Be Brave: A Wife's Journey Through Caregiving." Bainbridge Island, Washington Florrie Munat in the Grace Church Sanctuary https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ https://florriemunat.com/florrie/final_resting_place_of_chuck_munat.jpg Chuck Munat's plaque in the Memorial Wall at Grace Church, Bainbridge Island. Chuck died in 2009 of complications from Lewy body dementia, and his wife, Florrie, wrote a memoir of their struggles, "Be Brave: A Wife's Journey Through Caregiving." Bainbridge Island, Washington The Final Resting Place of Charles E. "Chuck" Munat https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ https://florriemunat.com/florrie/florrie_munat_at_grace_church.jpg Florrie Munat stands above the Memorial Wall at Grace Church, on Bainbridge Island, Washington. In the wall below her, barely visible, is husband Chuck Munat's memorial plaque. Chuck died in 2009 of complications related to Lewy body dementia. Florrie wrote "Be Brave: A Wife's Journey Through Caregiving" about their struggles with his disease. Bainbridge Island, Washington Florrie Munat at the Memorial Wall, Grace Church https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ https://florriemunat.com/florrie/plaque_on_the_chuck_munat_memorial_bench.jpg A commemorative plaque adorns the Chuck Munat memorial bench near author Florrie Munat's home on Bainbridge Island, Washington. Her husband, Chuck, died of complications due to Lewy body dementia in 2009, the subject of Florrie's memoir, "Be Brave: A Wife's Journey Through Caregiving." Bainbridge Island, Washington The Chuck Munat Memorial Bench, Bainbridge Island, Washington https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ https://florriemunat.com/florrie/florrie_munat_on_chucks_memorial_bench.jpg Author Florrie Munat relaxes on the Chuck Munat memorial bench near her Bainbridge Island home. Chuck died in 2009 of complications from Lewy body dementia, and Florrie wrote a book about it: "Be Brave: A Wife's Journey Through Caregiving." 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