Tag Archives: cancer
The Cancer Card
My aunt is in the hospital. She is sick with pneumonia. I stopped to bet her a Get Well card. And there it was… “The Cancer Card.” Pretty as it may be, it is still not a card anybody ever … Continue reading
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Tagged cancer, Cancer Card, card, Get Well, pneumonia, The Cancer Card
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Prayers for George
Today, kiddo and I were having lunch at one of our favorite establishments, Miss Oxford Diner. One of the waitresses loves kiddo and the two of them were having fun. We were almost finished our lunch and kiddo was filled … Continue reading
Posted in Life after John's Death, Nathaniel, Relay for Live, Stage IV
Tagged cancer, Cancer Dislike, Cure Like, Dislike, George, John, kiddo, Like, Lisa, Maryland Crab Soup, Miss Oxford Diner, Nathaniel, prayers, Relay for Life
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Cords
Funny how a single instance can bring memories flooding back. I was getting myself tangled in my cords to my headset and my earphones. An inconvenient tug of the earbud and there it was… I was transported back in time. … Continue reading
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Tagged cancer, Chemo, cords, earbuds, feedings, headphone, hospital, IV, melanoma, morphine pump, phones, pic line, thoughts
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Downgrading
Typically in life, you upgrade… newer car… bigger house… you know… “the American dream.” When you’re a widow… not only are so many dreams crushed-gone… over… D E A D– you also have to deal with the reality that there … Continue reading
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Tagged Annapolis, Annapolis Fire Department, Artwork, Baltimore Ravens, cancer, Compressor, Downgrade, freezer, GE, LiveStrong, Magnets, melanoma, Ravens, Refrigerator, Remington, Squall, wedding, Winnie, Winston
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My child’s first label
I’ve been urged to look into the public school’s Pre-K program for Nathaniel. It’s free. It has bus service and Kindergarten isn’t what it used to be. Now kids pretty much need to know their numbers and alphabet and be … Continue reading
Posted in Life after John's Death, Nathaniel
Tagged cancer, death, firefighters, label, Maryland, melanoma, Pre-K, public education, public shools, single, single parent, State of Maryland
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Interesting encounter
On my late break, I ventured down to grab a soda. The gentleman cleaning the cafe smiled and said, “Hi!” I’ve said “Hi!” and smiled to him on several occasions, but never had a conversation. Today, he said, it’s been … Continue reading
Posted in Life after John's Death
Tagged cancer, damn cancer, damn fucking cancer, holidays, not feeling the holidays
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Philly LiveStrong Challenge- 2010 vs 2009 vs 2008
I just wanted to say, this year as I’m doing the Philly LiveStrong Challenge it’s quite a bag of mixed emotions… remembering when hubby did the 100 miler in 2008 and I brought our tiny son to meet him at … Continue reading
The new haircut
I have a new haircut… well… it’s about a month or so old, by now… but newly unveiled in photo format… Here’s a before shot from John’s retirement in March And the after- Now you may wonder is it really … Continue reading
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Tagged cancer, hair donation, haircut, John, long hair, Pantene Beautiful Lengths, wigs
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Celebrities suffer grief too, “Patrick Swayze’s Wife Shares, “I can still feel his hand in mine.”
Patrick Swayze’s Wife Shares, “I can still feel his hand in mine.” For the first time since her husband, Patrick Swayze, lost his battle with cancer, Lisa Niemi talks about their poignant last two years together and the amazing lifetime … Continue reading
Posted in Friends, Horses, Life after John's Death, LiveStrong Challenge, Nathaniel
Tagged "I can still feel his hand in mine", amazed, cancer, commonalities, crash, cry, Death is not fair, discomfort, fair weather friends, Friends, grief, grow up, John, Leaky Creek, Leaky Creek Farm, Life is not fair, Lisa Niemi, Nathaniel, never complained, never felt sorry, never giving up, Patrick Swayze, peaks, ranch, strength, sunny spots, through thick and thin friends, thunderstorms, tough critter, unbelievable, unpredictable, valleys, We have to make our own ride, why me moments
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“Death is nothing at all” also know as ‘What is Death?’ by Canon Henry Scott-Holland
“Death is nothing at all” also know as ‘What is Death?’ by Canon Henry Scott-Holland (1847-1918) Death is nothing at all I have only slipped away into the next room I am I and you are you Whatever we were … Continue reading
Posted in Annapolis Fire Department, Community Fire Company of Rising Sun, Family, Firefighting, Friends, Horses, Leaky Creek, Life after John's Death, Nathaniel, Pre-stage IV
Tagged all will be as it was before, cancer, Canon Henry Scott-Holland, Death is Nothing at all, died fighting, Henry Scott-Holland, John, Lived strong, Love Always, Nathaniel, negligible accident, nothing is lost, nothing is past, What is Death
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Rainbows & Mourning Doves 