Third Cancerversary

The Lone Cypress – a drive down Highway 1 from San Francisco to San Diego, originally uploaded by Stuck in Customs. Today I celebrate my third “Cancerversary”, the anniversary of the day when an ER doctor asked, “Did you know that you have a mass in your stomach?” I use the word “celebrate” because I [...]

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The High Road

Tamalpais in Moonlight – Marin County, California, originally uploaded by PatrickSmithPhotography. My blog began in November 2007 following my diagnosis with non-Hodgkins Lymphoma. I spent hours each day answering phone calls and e-mails from family and friends who had just heard the news and while I was grateful for all of the support that I [...]

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Osteopenia

Scotland is ours!, originally uploaded by B℮n. This Scottish Highland cow has nothing to do with this week’s vocabulary word, of course….just a random photo from Flickr that amused me. I recently asked my gynecologist if it would be a good idea to do a bone density test, given my history and current condition. He [...]

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Benign

It’s been a good week and I have a rare opportunity this morning to sit outside in the courtyard, watching the sun rise above the trees, and share the events of the past few days. My daughter, Marie, her husband, Nick, and my “grandcar”….”Gunter”…are visiting from Michigan this week and I’ve taken the weekend off [...]

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A Day Off

This is not my desk (just a pretty photo from Flickr…similar in setting to my own living room and desk). This is also not the weather that we’re experiencing in Seattle this weekend. Instead of sunshine outside my window, I see grey skies and the temperatures might reach 70. It’s been an eventful week. As [...]

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This Blog…and the Next…

While I can’t enjoy coffee any more, I liked this photo when it popped up on Flickr so I thought I would share it with you. I recently brought my NHL blog to a close, having put that chapter of my life behind me, but I still have things to share. I’m still trying to [...]

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Lemon Green Tea

Just a note of thanks to everyone for the response to my recent blog post. My UPS man delivered two boxes of lemon green tea yesterday and just as poppies have been a symbol of hope for me over the last two years, I think that a cup of lemon green tea has come to [...]

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After the Cyclone….

“Midway along the journey of our life I awoke to find myself in a dark wood.” In 2007, at 45 years of age, I awoke to find myself in a dark wood, diagnosed with non-Hodgkins Lymphoma. I had always been healthy and I had lived a healthy lifestyle so this news came as quite a [...]

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Apples in October

These same apples, pictured two weeks ago, are still hanging on the tree but they’re soaking wet today. This photo was taken on the last perfect day of summer when I discovered that the Kuranda bed in the front yard is pretty good for humans, too! It was a beautiful day with clear blue skies [...]

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Harry Potter

I saw Harry Potter last night…the best Harry Potter movie so far! I’ve lost two more pounds, down to 111 lbs this morning, so I’ll be force feeding myself all day….as I watch the Tour de France. I’m addicted!

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