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Reflections on the last day of chemo.
I have found equanimity with cancer. And today is my last day of chemo. Continue reading
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I’m still here.
A few weeks ago, I lost my friend Jordan. He was going through treatment for cancer at the same time as me, and we really leaned on each other and talked through all our hopes and fears while enduring difficult treatment. I was on Adriamycin and Cytoxan, plus a bunch of steroids and antinausea drugs.… Continue reading
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Everyone deserves affordable healthcare.
Healthcare is a human right, not a privilege. Continue reading
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So you think it’s just like the flu. An open letter to Courtney Harris.
For people who are not well-versed in science and who believe that personal freedom takes precedence over public health, I think one of two things have to happen to convince them to take this seriously. Continue reading
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Sucky Days and Side Effects.
Today I’m getting through the suffering a minute at a time. The Buddha told us that the first Noble Truth is: “There is suffering.” That is as true as it gets in the greater world and in my personal world right now. The second Noble Truth is that there is a cause for suffering. In… Continue reading
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The evolution of my son.
In 2014, my son Sean was in a bad relationship. It didn’t start out as bad, but it became evident rather quickly that it was heading in a bad direction. Before he met her, he really was in a good place. He had recently lost 100 pounds and had a great job. He went to… Continue reading
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Dancing with Pagans
Inhale the positive, exhale the negative! Continue reading
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Corridors
Bald heads bobbing along the long corridors, diverting To rows, into cubicles, nodding To the RNs, making Small talk while turning From the bags That hold The poison. Continue reading
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Easy come, easy go!
It was time. The hair coming out in the sink, the shower, the chairs, and on the floor was just too much. I tried to wait for a barber shop appointment, but Wednesday was just too far away. So I went out on the porch with my son and his trimmers and got a shave-down.… Continue reading
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I’m with you, truly
In my very bones, I felt a pain whenever those awful, derogatory slurs were uttered in my presence. Still do. I have always felt a connection to all people, maybe with a few exceptions…I guess that’s how I, and many of my fellow white folk, feel about what’s going on with the entire George Floyd… Continue reading
About Me
A writer and solitary soul in the mountains of Western North Carolina.
