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Why I take selfie’s

Mon June 23, 2014

A friend is doing a sermon on selfie's and exploring the role of selfies under various contexts. Scott and I took selfie's throughout out Going East journey (before everyone…

‘Why me?’ versus ‘it is what it is’

Mon June 23, 2014

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I hear others say things like 'why me?' and I'm somewhat surprised that I have yet to have that feeling. Perhaps it is a bit of denial, but also…

Sailing and support groups

Sun June 22, 2014

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Our day began with a sail around San Francisco Bay on the 2003 America's Cup boat USA 76 (it was the 76 boat of its type built). It was…

“Wow! I hope you get it out of you soon!”

Sat June 21, 2014

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A friend said to me "Wow! I hope you get it out of you soon!" Honestly, before I had breast cancer, I always thought that if I had cancer,…

Caution – this one talks a bit about death …

Sat June 21, 2014

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First off, I must start this with a couple of pictures from my beautiful ride up Mount Hamilton this afternoon. It took me 2 hours to climb the 7…

Long day at Stanford

Fri June 20, 2014

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Our day began by driving up to Stanford early so that we could avoid too much rush hour stress. We decided to check out breakfast at the cancer…

Double-mastectomy and chemo

Thu June 19, 2014

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If I'm repeating myself, I apologize. One thing that I've noticed over the last two or three days is that my short-term memory sucks. I cannot seem to hold…

The challenge of time and holding a thought

Wed June 18, 2014

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Right now I'm finding that my biggest challenge is time. Things are moving so very quickly, and I'm trying to manage many different appointments, phone calls, blog posts, an…

And so it begins

Wed June 18, 2014

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The slow start to yesterday meant that I didn't get my second blog post written. I shall try and get caught up today (before I completely forget what I…

A tough day

Tue June 17, 2014

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I didn't sleep well last night, and I know that sleep directly affects how I feel the next day. Reality is starting to settle in, but also fear. With…