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From Evolution to Survival: navigating the beauty and challenges of midlife all while fighting glioblastoma terminal brain cancer with grace and dignity.
It made me remember why it's necessary. We have power in us that we forget about but can recall if we try. It gives us back an element of control, somehow, in that we can at least conjure up some scrap and fight.
I'm awaiting two moments: the one where I wake up and see Keith after surgery and the one when we are looking out across the vast blue waters of the Florida Keys. I'm counting on both of those moments. The rest we will figure out...
A meningioma is a (generally) benign tumor. It forms on the meninges, the outer membrane that covers the brain and spinal cord. Of the over 120 forms of brain tumors, it is the most common.
My goal this year was to deck our halls timely (end of November) and have the house dripping in holiday magic well in advance of the big day. I wanted us all to live among the sparkles for as long as possible. I wanted Christmas...
Kindness seems to be limited to those people who have earned it against our rigorous standards for living and self-aggrandized moral compass. We have decided that we know how to act and how to be, and if people are on board with that, then we...
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...
I am taken with the notion of romanticizing your life. Influencers offer us glimpses into romanticized living, and I think that’s why we’re drawn to them, even as opulent and out of reach as it might seem. We love soft, glowing candles illuminating patterned textiles...
I prayed a lot about my new venture. In case you missed it, I rolled it out yesterday. It’s called Lavender Lane Creative, and I am anxious and excited. I have been home, officially, for a few days shy of 2 months, and here I...
I went to church this morning. Not having gone in weeks, I was reluctant. Not having been around people much since my last series of performances as a studio owner, I was nearly resistant. I would have to people. “How’s retirement going?” *grin* “It’s been...
I remember how it felt to move to Phoenix – adventurous, intrepid, liberating! I was only 24 and had been married for almost a year. We had seven days to make the decision about moving, sight unseen, to a city with a population of more...