Article 19
Easter: The holiest day in. Christianity....forgiveness of our sins taken to the cross by the only sinless person to ever live, Jesus Christ Happy Easter to all those celebrating. Happy Passover to all...
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Judy
I have an older half sister, Judy, who lives in Pennsylvania. She is 5 yrs older than I am and she has a different mother (who by the way, looks exactly like my own mother).Growing up, I only knew my...
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Today Judy was to have much needed surgery on her hip/leg because she has the MRCA infection in the bone. She could not have surgery because she has a blood clot in the back of her knee and the blood...
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Update on Judy
Yesterday I came home from the dentist and having 2 teeth extracted. As I was lying here with ice on my. face and pain pills in my body, my phone rang. It was my sister. I could barely understand...
View ArticleHappy Blessings Day to Me
Tomorrow is my birthday....61 yrs on this earth. This year I wasn't sure there would be a 61 because of my "cancer journey". I wasn't sure I would be here to celebrate another year with my family...
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Blessed am I among women
I am one very incredibly, overwhelmingly, blessed by GOD and loved by so many wonderful people. I am in awe by the amount of attention given to me today and this weekend. I have been blubbering al...
View ArticleAnd Tonight From the Frontlines
I feel like I am a news reporting, reporting the daily news to one and all....Yesterday's birthday events were wonderful, culminating in a wonderful call from Mesut in the middle of my sleep. I was so...
View ArticleBeauty
Sitting in a waiting roomWomen and menwaitingfor the newest, best,latest beautifying, age-reducingmiracle.I think,I am out of place....I am not beautiful,I am not wealthy,I am not dressed in...
View ArticleIs it Over Yet?
I remember growing up and going on vacations and asking incessantly, Are we there yet? Those of you with kids (or were a kid once) know these words well.My battle cry this week has been, Is it over...
View ArticleFamily Get-Togethers
School is finally over (that's left for another blog) and surgery is impending (also another blog) and in between the two, I am planning an 85th birthday party for my dad, on Father's day weekend...
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Today, Monday, July 2, I go in for surgery again. I am not happy about the surgery or the reason for it. It seems my body is not handling the reconstruction well and both implants have become...
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Weekend the Good, the Dads, and the Ugly!
My dad is turning 85 on July 11th. The family decided to surprise him with a birthday party early for 2 reasons: 1) My cousin from Pennsylvania was visiting mid June and 2) I am having surgery July...
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I am faced with a question I have no idea how to answer for myself or for Mesut.We will begin seven years of being together (meeting) on line August 15. We have met and spent time together over those...
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I am currently struggling (not sleeping, upset, trying to see things positively) with an issue at work which will, however you look at it, change my life and could change the course I follow in the...
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What's the Difference?
Last week, I had the pleasure and privilege of going to lunch with one of my former students, David. I have known David since 1995 when he was in my first grade classroom. I had him again when he was...
View ArticleFriendship
I realize my nerves are shot and since all the surgeries, I am an emotional roller coaster but I have a question. WHAT IS A FRIEND?I posed this question on Facebook and got a few comments from people...
View ArticleHeavy Heart
It seems the times I write on my blog are either in great joy or some huge emotional upset...and today is no different.My heart is very heavy today because I have just found out a friend of mine, with...
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A Tribute to my Brother on his retirement
I remember the day my baby brother, Butch (named by the family doctor) came home from the hospital. I was in 4th grade and I was elated. I could not wait for him to be "my baby". I learned to care for...
View ArticleCELEBRATE GOOD TIMES.....COME ON!
http://youtu.be/3GwjfUFyY6M(Highlight the web page and listen to the song. I cannot figure out how to download the song. Grrrrr) This past year has been a journey for me. One I would like to forget...
View ArticleThe Music of "My Day"
Today I have been busy. Maybe it's because I could not sleep last night (only 4 hours and woke up like I had been shot). I have a habit of waking up talking loudly in my sleep, usually about...
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