Breast Cancer
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If I had a magic wand.
If I had a magic wand, what would I do with it? What would you do? Continue reading
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What is ‘positive thinking’?
Positive thinking is great when it leads you to take action. Continue reading
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Yes, I’m one of those people.
When you’ve got the best dog in the world, you love her like your child. Continue reading
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The body is a beautiful horror.
Whatcha gonna do with all that junk, all that junk inside your truck? Continue reading
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What goes around: Thoughts on cause and effect.
Thoughts on cause and effect, blame, avoiding unpleasantness, and the power (?) of positive thinking. Continue reading
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Inner child, inner self.
Peace starts within; do not seek it without. – Buddha Continue reading
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A headful of thoughts.
Something is changing in me. I don’t know if it’s the fact that I’m approaching a year of being “cancer-free” (no evidence of disease) or if it’s something else. Getting older, maybe? My 60th birthday is rapidly approaching, which will mark 2 years since I started cancer treatment (my first chemo was the day after… Continue reading
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It isn’t done with me yet.
Being a survivor means you have to keep surviving, no matter what life throws at you. Continue reading
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Still I rise.
I was supposed to see Maya Angelou on a cruise I took in 2014, but she was ill. She died just months later, but she did join our cruise by satellite video link to read some of her poetry and share some of her thoughts. One of my favorite Angelou poems is Still I Rise.… Continue reading
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Fuck cancer, part deux
Like most things in life, people want you to get over whatever it was that hurt you, and as soon as possible, because they don’t want to hear about it. It makes them uncomfortable. When my daughter died, there was an initial outpouring of support, but it dried up quickly. Some of the things I… Continue reading
About Me
A writer and solitary soul in the mountains of Western North Carolina.
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