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Diverticulitis Scare

In Stories & Reflections • by Amanda Herring, Writer, August 3, 2024 • Leave a Comment

There are two principles that can not be disputed, denied, or avoided: First, if you are removed from the world under whatever circumstances, it will go on without you, and there is nothing you can do about it. The merry-go-round is spinning, you will fall...

Opportunities, PTSD & Vikings: Day After Surgery

In Stories & Reflections • by Amanda Herring, Writer, August 11, 2021 • Leave a Comment

I remember thinking people would probably send carnations. We would probably receive a “Get Well Soon” flower delivery or two. Keith would wake up groggy and be in some pain. He would have sutures and a surgery wound to deal with, and he would be...

Opportunities, PTSD & Vikings: Surgery Eve

In Stories & Reflections • by Amanda Herring, Writer, August 9, 2021 • Leave a Comment

August 9, 2015, was a Sunday. We packed a bag or two to head to the hospital early on Monday morning. Keith completed all the pre-surgery protocols the week prior, so he was ready. Check-in would be bright and early. Keith’s colon cancer (adenocarcinoma) was...

“It Must Be Nice” & Other BS

In Stories & Reflections • by Amanda Herring, Writer, August 8, 2021 • 1 Comment

So Keith and I had maybe a thousand dollars to our names (including what was in piggy banks and the couch cushions) when we started our service company in 2010. Keith gave up a steady job with paid insurance, and we had a little boy...

Opportunities, PTSD, and Vikings

In Stories & Reflections • by Amanda Herring, Writer, July 24, 2021 • Leave a Comment

On or about this day 6 years ago, July 2015, Keith and I were standing in the front yard when the gastro doctor called. They found colon cancer in Keith after a routine colonoscopy, probably Stage 2, and it had to come out. It was...