And I just have to ask, how terrible, really, would your life be if you didn’t own something that can be used to mow down innocent human beings who are just going to Walmart, to a bar, a festival, a concert, a house of worship, a high school, a night club, the first grade?
Grief
Cancer in 2018 America
I’m halfway through chemotherapy and my vision has drastically worsened. Can’t see out of my contacts and wearing them is suddenly very uncomfortable. Can’t see out of my old eyeglasses either; I’m guessing it’s because the glasses are at least two prescriptions old. Vision changes are sometimes a side-effect of chemotherapy. Yesterday, I went to … Continue reading Cancer in 2018 America
Gratitude in Suffering
Suffering and Gratitude Today was the first of the next four Taxol chemotherapy sessions I will have over the next eight weeks. The first four A/C chemotherapy sessions have been emotionally, physically and spiritually grueling. Three weeks ago after my third A/C, I contracted severe illness and complications including toxic granulation, anisocytosis, macrocytosis, stomatocytes and … Continue reading Gratitude in Suffering
Because Love and Trust Live in Honesty
A well-meaning friend demands that it’s time I cut my hair. She starts right in on my second chemo morning. She continues throughout chemo day. She doesn’t let up. She is certain she knows what’s best for me because she’s researched this, so of course she knows exactly what I need to do. I drown … Continue reading Because Love and Trust Live in Honesty
Life In Introspection 