A Caregiver's Inspirational Journey Through Cancer
Posted in Caregiver Thoughts, Our Life on Jun 6th, 2013
“There are things we don’t want to happen but have to accept, things we don’t want to know but have to learn, and people we can’t live without but have to let go.” – Unknown First of all, we had another stellar report from our recent post maintenance therapy check up in Arkansas. David continues […]
Posted in Caregiver Thoughts, Multiple Myeloma on Jun 12th, 2012
“Death leaves a heartache no one can heal, love leaves a memory no one can steal.” ― a headstone in Ireland This past week we lost two in Myelomaville. Actually we lost more, as I read on FB, but these two many of us had come to know through their blog musings. Sean Tiernan and Paula […]
Posted in Caregiver Thoughts, Misc, Multiple Myeloma on May 5th, 2012
“Anniversary: The annually recurring date of a past event, especially one of historical, national, or personal importance.” – American Heritage Dictionary With cancer being so prevalent in our society today, it seems as though I can be in a room full of people and at least a third of them have had cancer and the […]
Posted in Caregiver Thoughts, Misc, Multiple Myeloma on May 4th, 2012
“Each person’s life is lived as a series of conversations.” – Deborah Tannen Well, while I’m waiting for my friends to send me the photos from our trip out to a small Alpaca farm for a day of sheering… I thought I would dialog a bit about how the last several days I find myself talking […]
Posted in Caregiver Thoughts on Oct 5th, 2011
“Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose.” – Steve Jobs, Stanford Commencement Speech, 2005 I was a “Mac Girl” way back. But I didn’t get my hands on my very own Mac until 2007! Dave was a PC […]
“The I in illness is isolation, and the crucial letters in wellness are we.” – Unknown I very recently learned a friend that I don’t talk to often has cancer. She has known a long time and told no one in her family. She is now undergoing chemo and had to tell some of her family. She […]
Posted in Caregiver Thoughts, Our Life on May 14th, 2011
“A friend is the one who comes in when the whole world has gone out.” – Grace Pulpit Lately, I’ve been very aware of other’s tragedies in life, including my own. We all have them. None of us are immune. And a common thread through them all that I have noticed that continues to trouble […]
Posted in Caregiver Thoughts on Feb 22nd, 2011
“They (children) will do as well as you do.” – Unknown As I was writing about this, I had a thought about a story a fellow once told when speaking to a group about enthusiasm, point of view, children, presentation, etc. He was probably a motivational speaker/psychologist type. I don’t remember, it was years ago, […]
Posted in Caregiver Thoughts on Feb 18th, 2011
“We worry about what a child will become tomorrow, yet we forget that he is someone today.” – Stacia Tauscher My wonderful sister, who I have discussed before, who has had years of struggle with sobriety and lived with my mother, and has a terrific son, my nephew, Drew. When my mother was ill and […]
Posted in Caregiver Thoughts on Feb 17th, 2011
“Children adjust as well as you do.” – Unknown Telling our children we have cancer or someone they know and love has cancer is very difficult and often poses mental dilemmas and anguish for a parent. Young or old, its one of the many, many, things that cause stress and anxiety in addition to the […]
Posted in Caregiver Thoughts, Misc, Multiple Myeloma on Nov 27th, 2010
Dr. Watson points out that scientists are correctly looking at DNA before they treat early-stage cancer, since different drugs work on different genes. The discoverer of the double-helix says the disease can be cured in his lifetime. He’s 82. An interesting interview (click link to read) with Dr. James Watson (wikipedia bio) on curing cancer, its research, […]
Posted in Misc on Jul 22nd, 2010
Today is a special day. (It was a FABULOUS DAY, a couple of photos! Click to enlarge.) Last year about this time, I got word that a childhood friend of my sister Lynn had cancer and that she was terminal and due to go into surgery shortly. The “girls” asked if I would call her. […]
Posted in Caregiver Thoughts, Misc on Jul 13th, 2010
LIFE can seem harsh at times It can seem somehow unfair Why me? A fair question. But why not you? Why someone else? 0
Posted in Caregiver Thoughts, Misc, Multiple Myeloma on Jul 9th, 2010
I’ve been avoiding writing a post on this… why? Because what works for one, or some, doesn’t always work for others. When you have cancer, migraines, back problems, depression or a whole host of other chronic illnesses, people come out of the woodwork to tell you what to try or what they read or what […]
