Tag Archives: Planet Cancer

chris ward blumer, fallen angel

I want to talk about my friend Chris, who died earlier this week.  She and I connected early on in my days on Planet Cancer; she was newly diagnosed with Stage IV metastatic colon cancer when I was undergoing treatment … Continue reading

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inarticulate speech of the heart

I woke this morning with a singular focus:  take a nice long run, hopefully my longest yet, to start the day.  For the past two weeks, I have been fighting a losing battle with the cold and dark, and have … Continue reading

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actually, it kind of IS about the bike

Last weekend marked a huge milestone in my journey away from cancer and back to life. It crept up on me, rather unexpectedly, and left me filled with a lighter-than-air sense of triumph.  After cycling seventy-five miles from the outskirts … Continue reading

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they won’t go gently

My head is in a fog of allergies, moving and other assorted chaos – both internal and external.  We are finally in our new home, and I am ecstatic.  After just the first few days, life in the swamps of … Continue reading

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shine on

When my husband and I moved into the house we have been renting for the last three and a half years, our heads promptly filled with visions of the happy life we would live here, even the family we would … Continue reading

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honoring it all

Last night, over margaritas and enchiladas, I said to my husband, “I feel so good.  Is there something wrong with me?” Working his way through his flight of tequila, he smiled and said, “Maybe it has to do with being … Continue reading

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been there, done that

Tomorrow, my cousin’s wife will be starting chemo for breast cancer.  She was diagnosed a few months ago and has already undergone a partial mastectomy.  When I learned about her illness, I posted briefly over at my Planet Cancer page … Continue reading

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