I haven’t written much on the blog so far, so I wanted to give a short preface. Most of my writing is journaling, and that will come through here on the blog. Thanks for reading. “Play to your strengths.” What does that mean? Play: Engage in activity for enjoyment and recreation rather than a […]
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Three years: My story
I’m not sure how to start this. Usually, when I write something it’s well-formed in my mind. That is not the case here. Today, I realized that tomorrow will mark three years since my cancer diagnosis. As I pondered that, I realized: I’m starting to forget my story – my own experience. My own memories […]
Don’t Worry, Daddy
Continued from previous post… When Words Matter Most Christmas, 2002, and June 13, 2009 Alyssa, purposely speaking in a voice younger than her years, wrote this poem for Richard. She gave it to him as a Christmas gift in 2002. She was sixteen-years-old at the time. Even when moving from one house to […]
When Words Matter Most
Continued from previous post… Keeping Watch By Night September 8, 2017, 11:00 pm to midnight Feeling incredulous, I now stood near my 30-year-old daughter’s hospital bed in the intensive care unit of a regional hospital in Oklahoma. How did Alyssa’s diagnosis of a stomach virus 2 days ago, turn into a brain tumor, hemorrhage and […]