Wednesday, February 23, 2011
Retail therapy in house shoes. Yep. I had the nerve, the unmitigated gall to take my black butt to Stein Mart in house shoes. I had to do it. My feet are a straight up mess, but sometimes a girl...
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To pluck or not to pluck – that is the question. I have exactly 29 pitiful hairs forming a blotchy arch over my right eye. There are 32 eyebrow hairs on the left. So here’s the thing – three of the...
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Today is the day. In just a few hours my surgeon will remove my breasts. It’s odd. I’ve never thought much about my boobs until I faced losing them. The last few weeks have been hard. I wrote in...
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I lost two boobs but gained so much more. I felt the love and support of friends and family and that beats boobs any day. Dozens of folks filled a wing of the hospital’s surgery center. We prayed and...
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I went to Marsh Grocery Store this week with my mother. In the doorway are bundles of beautiful tulips in almost every color of the rainbow. I immediately grabbed a yellow bundle. Every spring I fill...
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My house is noisy – very noisy. My husband is cooking. My mother is watching the news. My son and his friend are racing remote control cars across our wooden floor, and my collie is following...
View ArticleJune 9th, 2011
Going to the movies is risky when you have cancer. Hollywood loves cancer – no joke. For a screenwriter, cancer is dying gold. If you’re writing a tearjerker, you need a long, lingering death. The...
View ArticleJuly 10, 2011
I spent a couple of hours sitting by the pool making a hat out of palm fronds. It was the highlight of my week in Jamaica. My instructor was Randolph, a Jamaican whose age I couldn’t possibly fathom....
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February 5, 2012
I’m filled with gratitude this morning. When I look back at the past year, I see the blessings, the generosity, and the goodness of friends, family and strangers who are strangers no more. I’ve not...
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I don’t like goodbyes, so I’ll just say thank you. Thank you for being so incredibly nice when I run into you at public places. Thank you for writing or calling and sharing yourselves and your...
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January 8, 2011
When you have cancer, it’s best to wear a seat belt and helmet – and if you’re smart – level III-A Kevlar bullet and stab resistant trauma plated body armor. That’s because the proverbial road to...
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Saturday, January 15, 2011
I had chemo yesterday, and I went to the hospital with a smile. Not only was I able to have chemo this week, but also my counts were higher than they’ve been for the seven weeks I’ve been in...
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Monday, February 7, 2011
I still don’t know his name, but he clearly knew mine. I saw the look of recognition in his face as he approached me. I was leaving the IU Cancer Center on that proverbial cloud 9, or cloud 7 as it...
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Wednesday, February 16, 2011
It all started with a trip to the attic. My sweet neighbor babysits pre-school kiddos and needed an extra booster seat for a short car ride. We’ve saved most of our 8-year old son’s baby items in...
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Saturday, November 20, 2010
It’s Saturday, November 20th. The day after my birthday, and I’ve been living with the reality of a 3rd cancer fight for 8 days. I’ve been through all the stages of grief and have arrived – finally –...
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Tuesday, November 23, 2010
It’s Tuesday morning. I had surgery to have my central IV line placed. And this afternoon I have an appointment with my oncologist. For the first time in a week, I’m alone. Gary and I have been...
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Thursday, November 25, 2010
It’s 11:30 Thanksgiving evening, and I’m grateful. I’ve had a wonderful day with my boys – my hubby and son. We decided we didn’t want turkey. Gary does the cooking and said he’d fix us whatever we...
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Monday, November 29, 2010
I love typing this. I WAS WRONG! I WAS WRONG! I WAS WRONG! Yep, you read it right. I was soooooo wrong. I was so sure the lymph nodes the radiologist called “abnormal tissue” – those dark, ominous...
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Thursday, December 2, 2010
Take a good look at the picture posted in this entry. This is what a good man looks like. Gary is my partner in the fight – rushing into battle ahead of me armed with his newly purchased t-shirt that...
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Sunday, December 5, 2010
It’s Sunday morning. I love getting up before the rest of the family. It’s a wonderful time to reflect on the goodness of God, spend some quiet time with Him, and eat chocolate. The house is quiet;...
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