Cover Reveal of My Cancer Memoir – “Marv Taking Charge”

Today, I happily present the cover of my completed book and announce that Marv Taking Charge is scheduled to be released this fall. Marv liked red. I like script, no borders, and a metaphorical background. So that is the information I gave to my publisher Andy Carmichael at Deep River Books; DRB's cover editor, Robin …

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Caregivers Write Your Stories (#3)

As a caregiver, do you ever feel like screaming?  I wanted to scream recently on a Grandma/Grandpa babysitting weekend. Wanting to scream is a natural response to frustrating experiences. So, another reason for writing your stories is to scream your words on the page, rather than hurling them into the air. Here’s a story I …

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Caregivers Write Your Stories (#2)

As a caregiver, you might be asking yourself, “Why write my caregiving stories?” I can think of several reasons that writing them would be good and fun. The first is to keep a record. All caregivers know that part of caregiving is keeping track of medications, treatments (changing dressings, taking blood pressures), doctors’ appointments, lab …

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Caregivers Write Your Stories (#1)

So, you’ve thought about writing your stories, but you certainly don’t have time. And you have no idea how to start anyway. Excuses. Last Wednesday at the Palos Heights Public Library (IL), participants in Caregivers Share Your Story learned they could start writing their stories in only ten minutes. Caregivers can include all of us–we …

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