https://drsusanblock.com Dr. Susan Block's Journal Mon, 27 Apr 2026 01:55:55 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://drsusanblock.com/max-collage-wedding-anniversaries https://drsusanblock.com/max-collage-wedding-anniversaries#comments Wed, 08 Apr 2026 15:43:55 +0000 https://drsusanblock.com/?p=175810 by Dr. Susan Block. It’s coming up on our 34th Wedding Anniversary! Well, not exactly. Sad to say, my beloved Max passed away last year after a major stroke that shattered his brain (but not our marriage). So, though we would be married 34 years on April 12, 2026 if Max were alive, we were […]]]> https://drsusanblock.com/max-collage-wedding-anniversaries/feed 19 https://drsusanblock.com/max-collage-easter-passover-nowruz https://drsusanblock.com/max-collage-easter-passover-nowruz#comments Fri, 20 Mar 2026 19:03:15 +0000 https://drsusanblock.com/?p=175790 by Dr. Susan Block. Holidays whip up sweet and spicy memories of Captain Max that I stir into a new Spring casserole of vintage photos. Like onions, some make me cry, but most are tasty enough to make me smile and occasionally even lick my lips. I call it “collage therapy” and, like good holy-dazed […]]]> https://drsusanblock.com/max-collage-easter-passover-nowruz/feed 12 https://drsusanblock.com/max-collage-purim-stpaddy https://drsusanblock.com/max-collage-purim-stpaddy#comments Fri, 27 Feb 2026 19:40:12 +0000 https://drsusanblock.com/?p=175771 by Dr. Susan Block. Chag Sameach Purim and Erin Go Bragh. The Irish/Jewish convergence of Purim and St. Patrick’s Day – with pro-bonobo and Free Palestine touches – comes together in one lucky Max Collage, as I continue to try to process my deep grief for my beloved husband, Maximillian Lobkowicz di Filangieri (11/8/1943 – […]]]> https://drsusanblock.com/max-collage-purim-stpaddy/feed 9 https://drsusanblock.com/max-collage-valentine https://drsusanblock.com/max-collage-valentine#comments Thu, 29 Jan 2026 20:24:16 +0000 https://drsusanblock.com/?p=175723 by Dr. Susan Block. Valentine’s Day is on its way, the shopping sites flashing rosy red hearts, but I’ve got the Valentine blues… how about you? It’s my first V-Day in over three decades without my beloved Captain Max (RIP Max 11/8/1943 – 5/13/2025), aka Pr. Maximillian R. Leblovic Lobkowicz di Filangieri, aka Mickey, my […]]]> https://drsusanblock.com/max-collage-valentine/feed 22 https://drsusanblock.com/max-collage-france https://drsusanblock.com/max-collage-france#comments Thu, 23 Oct 2025 19:39:08 +0000 https://drsusanblock.com/?p=175663 by Dr. Susan Block. Travels with Max were always a great adventure, especially in France. From the chic museums of Paris to the hot yachts of St. Tropez, from the Hollywood parties of Cannes and fine cafés of Toulon to the libertine clubs of Toulouse, my darling Max loved France. Though he was born in […]]]> https://drsusanblock.com/max-collage-france/feed 12 https://drsusanblock.com/max-collage-family-history https://drsusanblock.com/max-collage-family-history#comments Sun, 05 Oct 2025 23:27:10 +0000 https://drsusanblock.com/?p=175603 by Dr. Susan Block. Collages are collisions of images and emotions. This “Family/History” collage is made up of images of my beloved Max, featuring his early life in Rome, Naples and Genoa, Italy; the great ship Italia that took Pr. Maximillian R. Leblovic Lobkowicz di Filangieri (11/8/1943 – 5/13/2025), aka “Mickey,” aka “Captain Max,” and […]]]> https://drsusanblock.com/max-collage-family-history/feed 18