Cancer
Time The dark blanket gently lifts as I begin to awaken. Something is not right. The clock outside of the recovery room I am in is barely legible. As it comes into focus, it makes no sense. How can it…
Certain quotes grab my attention. One from Satchel Paige did just that. I had heard this quote a number of times before and although it caught my attention in the past, it didn’t really penetrate my superficial consciousness until recently.…
Whether we see it or not, it seems we are being tested all the time. Like so many others, my life has been full of tests. Tests, Tests and More Tests Most tests I recognized at the time of testing.…
Like all of you, I have met with so many “firsts” in my life. Some are exciting – like the first time I road a two-wheeler. I was 5 years old and I decided to try my older cousin’s bike…
I can’t dance that well. I shuffle my feet back and forth in a systematic flow of 4-6 moves, augmented with an occasional flail of my arms. It isn’t flashy or smooth and it certainly doesn’t attract the opposite sex.…
Computers are amazingly consistent. Same input, same output. I work in the IT world. When investigating computer issues I often ask what has changed. The response I almost always hear is “nothing”. Whether or not the person I am talking…
I only have a limited amount of energy. This is not a confession of some weakness, but a simple fact (which applies to everyone, too). In many circumstances I can choose how to spend my energy such as going for…
The first couple of weeks after they discovered cancer in the surgery has been a whirlwind. It’s been a seemingly endless series of physical, emotional and psychological testing. Here are some of key tests/moments. Post-Surgery Recovery When I first…
Little darling, the smiles returning to the faces
Little darling, it seems like years since it’s been here
Here comes the sun
Here comes the sun, and I say
It’s all right
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