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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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number 8
Today is the 8th radiation treatment. I’d like to announce, “So far so good!” but I’m afraid to jinx it. Here I am trying to take a selfie in the mirror of the radiation department’s dressing room. Such a pretty … Continue reading
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