Tag: Lymphoma
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Spring Days And Good Music

Song of the Day: Room on the Porch feat. Ruby Amanfu – Taj Mahal & Keb’ Mo’ Health Update of the Day: Keeping positive thoughts and good vibes that I may find out next week I’m in remission. After having to delay chemo treatment again this week because of lasting side effects, my oncologist has…
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Monday Musings

It will be six months in another week since my lymphoma diagnosis and while my emotions and health have been all over the place, there have been moments of happy clarity. After being told one too many times that if I don’t do this or that I’ll die, I’ve discovered that I’m not one of…
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Spring Days And Good Quotes

All the warfare jargon around cancer—the battling, the surviving, the winning/losing, the kicking its ass—hasn’t been ringing true for me. But I’m good with not letting it crack me. I will be the densest little nut in the world. Green and unyielding. A squirrel’s effing nightmare. The Bright Hour: A Memoir of Living and Dying…
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It’s A New Day

After nine months of Harper and Benny working on their relationship, that at times appeared impossible, we have a new day and a new attitude. The only problem with this new closeness is that Harper will try to nip his ears if he dares to reach for the bone she stole from him or look…
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Thankful Thursday

This week I’m thankful for my first walk on Main Street this year and walk-up only coffee shops. I enjoyed a honey roasted almond latte while walking Harper back to the car, thankfully downhill. It was so wonderful to drive home with a good coffee and blasting Footloose and Tenth-Avenue Freeze-Out with Harper occasionally hanging…
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Thankful Thursday

This week I’m thankful for March Madness and that is not the arrival of spring, but my all-time favorite sporting event since the late 1970s, the NCAA Men’s Basketball March Madness Tournament. Beginning today I’ll be watching the Conference Championships through the weekend, then Selection Sunday when the 68-teams are selected and then watching nonstop…
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Something That Makes Me Smile

I went shopping yesterday for hats after a few months off from shopping and while none of mine equal how cute the little duck’s hat is, it definitely was a successful shopping day. My little garden duck makes me smile so much that she’s staying indoors instead of out in a flower garden, which is…


