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a mayflower kind of day
It was a beautiful day for some seafaring history at the Mystic Seaport Museum. We hadn’t visited for almost fifty years and Will hadn’t toured the village or the Captain Morgan (last surviving wooden whaling ship) since a fourth grade … Continue reading
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49 years but who’s counting?
Oh, we haven’t changed a bit! LOL!!! My hair is brown. Banjo Man’s hair is…there. And I certainly can no longer fit in my size 5 wedding dress! We turned into parents and then grandparents. And had many, many adventures–good … Continue reading
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home alone
Banjo Man is partying in Nebraska this weekend, so I am home alone and, I will admit, have felt a bit lonesome since his Wednesday morning departure. I am used to his chatter. He cleans up the kitchen and takes … Continue reading
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changing the paradigm
Anyone remember Disney’s “Pollyanna” movie from way back in 1960? As a 9-year old, I was at first annoyed by Pollyanna’s relentless optimism. But it was a good movie, it really was. And I became intrigued with Pollyanna’s creative thinking. … Continue reading
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a monday in september
Just some notes on what’s going on here. In no particular order. My skin is healing, but I am still unable to get dressed and leave the house or see anyone. But the pain has lessened and my spirits are … Continue reading
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better
There is a distant light at the end of my little tunnel. I am healing. I am down to only one “open” area on my chest. Imagine that. Only one! I felt a lot better Wednesday afternoon after my physical … Continue reading
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the last day
I took this picture last Friday, when I was feeling pretty cocky about how I got through fifteen rounds of radiation without suffering too much. I had been warned that after the fifteen sessions on my chest (which you see … Continue reading
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four to go
Today I will check off another day of radiation. After this I will only have three treatments left. Can you believe how quickly that went? We can’t. My skin didn’t become really painful until this Monday, day 13, so I … Continue reading
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it’s still there
Banjo Man found this picture recently. It must have fallen out of my grandmother’s old photo albums (they fell apart years ago but I saved all the photos) in the attic. I knew that one set of my father’s grandparents … Continue reading
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number 13
I have 20 minutes before heading out the door for the trip to Providence and radiation so I thought I’d give you all an update. I haven’t blogged for more than a week because this process has been really tiring. … Continue reading
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