Cancer survivors on the emotional roller coaster

Having experienced my wife’s diagnosis of breast cancer (doom and gloom scary), her mastectomy (pain for a few days), her chemotherapy (slow death, hoping it kills the cancer cells faster than it kills her), and her radiation treatments, I thought her life (and mine) might return to normal after a year or so of cancer-clear […]

Yep! It’s skin cancer

As I mentioned in a previous post, I have a 5mm diameter spot on the back of my left hand. The pathology report on the biopsy that was done came back positive yesterday. The doctor called it a “simple” cancer. I suppose, although from my point of view, no cancer is simple. I’ll have it […]

What matters to me

A visit in our living room will tell you something about us. Nearly every flat surface has photos displayed on it. Nearly every photo is of a family member. We didn’t pre-think we were going to decorate this way—it just grew over time. Seems to clearly indicate what we value and enjoy.

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