Posted in life on Oct 10th, 2006
In the last year of my life:
Michele committed suicide after receiving a diagnosis of cancer
My mother’s lung cancer returned and was diagnosed as inoperable, untreatable, and terminal
After surviving with grace and dignity twice as long as predicted, my Mom passed away peacefully at home.
The acts of closure I engineered with my Mom not only gave [...]
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Posted in family on Oct 3rd, 2006
Nekko continues to look and act like normal this week. The change in her demeanor from just a week ago is tremendous. The trick now is to manage her medications so that she can stay healthy.
Giving her an insulin shot is relatively easy. Last night instead of picking her up to do it I reached [...]
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Posted in health on Oct 1st, 2006
The next time you are in your local grocery store, head on over to the back of the produce section, where they keep the potatoes. Grab, all at once, seven five-pound bags of any kind of potato.
Yes, seven five-pound bags.
That is how much weight I’ve lost since the beginning of June. To say thirty-five pounds [...]
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