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Month: April 2021

Celebrate Nothing

Celebrate Nothing

When Kathleen and I returned home from the January appointments described in the prior post, we had a long conversation in the driveway. We’ve been doing a lot of that since last May. In that dialogue, we discussed the feeling of disappointment that I described previously. And we were able to put our fingers on why it felt that way. In all prior meetings, there was always a visible sign of progress. After treatment began, every six weeks we were…

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Ringing The Bell

Ringing The Bell

Someone I’ve never met, but have been praying for daily, got to ring the cancer bell a little more than a week ago. I was so very happy for her and it was moving to see photos and read about her experience. It brought back a bunch of memories from January when it was my turn. Ringing the cancer bell comes at the end of your treatment. Cancer center staff takes you to the bell. There is a reading. There…

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