Appreciating My Great Fortune

As I sat here tonight contemplating the first round of my reconstruction surgery on Tuesday, I couldn’t help but realize how fortunate I am to be in this situation.  I have survived two rounds of breast cancer and cannot believe that I have had such wonderful medical personnel with which to work that have provided [...]

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Sharing the Love

While I personally had a pretty darn good week, a lot of people around me have not faired so well.  My sister and her husband dashed off to the Netherlands as a result of the doctors finding a large tumor in his mom’s upper stomach area.  They had planned to go next month for her [...]

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The Presidential Election

In a matter of days now, we will be voting for the new President of the United States.  I have been following the campaigning for more than a year, trying to understand the issues in order to make an informed decision.  As time passes, I become more disenchanted as each day goes by.  I don’t [...]

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Enjoying Today

I was trying to figure out what I wanted to write about today and couldn’t think of a thing.  The day has been pretty quiet with just watching some TV and crocheting a blanket as a part of my volunteering as a Disney Blanketeer.  We make blankets for children in crisis and this has been [...]

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