Okay, friends and family! I am hearing from you that you are wondering how I am. I mostly disappeared after the insertion of a pain pump for my new diagnosis of terminal pancreatic cancer. On June 19, I had a Medtronic pain pump inserted into a "pocket" incision made into my right upper abdomen. The …
Continue reading Adventure on Holy Ground #6 / Pancreatic Cancer
Now that I have so much to say, I have so little time. It's been a race across days to get everything and everyone scheduled. Just minutes after I fired my daughter from helping me with the scheduling, I hired her back. I thought for sure I could take it over and free her up …
First, thanks for your generous responses to my new focus on dying on my blog. I wish I could write everyday. But as every adventure should be, this one is full of surprises. What may have seemed like fun one day is a total dud the next. I hope to address a topic tonight that …
I have so much to say today and so little time. Starting yesterday, I've had over twenty phone calls. The only thing good about that was my daughter had left her phone in her car and somehow my phone made its way into her hand, and she operates quickly, so each time it rang, she …
In 2005, my only brother died at age 74 of pancreatic cancer. At the time, my husband and I were living in Chicago, and I had been impressed by Joseph Cardinal Bernadin's memoir of his final months of living with the disease. His book, The Gift of Peace, had been published in 1997, and I …
Sitting at this delightful coffeehouse in South Haven, Michigan, is a memory I want to commit to the page. The door is open with fans circulating the warmish air. Another place where I stopped was so cold from the A/C that I simply couldn't stay. I've hung out here in other years when I've come …
Continue reading Dr. David Fletcher’s Review of “Marv Taking Charge” – In Appreciation
Zonk--to fall soundly asleep or relax completely. The last day of the Blogging from A to Z in April Challenge. Ready to zonk out accurately describes my life at 82 at this time! I always want to finish something I've started, but completing A to Z has been a challenge. Each blog post takes one …
Yesterday, I woke up to torrents of rain. I'd already been wondering what to write about for the letter Y, and as I watched the rain, the song You Are My Sunshine came to mind. Not a warm and cozy weekend welcome! It took me awhile to find a rendition on YouTube that I liked, …
With Marv at Desert Palms Presbyterian Church - 2/11/2018, days after his diagnosis When I'm in AZ at my son's home, I still attend the church that Marv and I found online when we were in this area before: Desert Palms Presbyterian Church in Sun City West. A few weeks ago, with an invitation and …
Please listen here. Spread the word about my book. Refusing chemo is an option. This podcast was sponsored by the Chicago Writers Association in concert with my book being given the Book of the Year Award for Indie Nonfiction. I am beyond grateful and will write more about that event later. (Enjoy the podcast with …
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