September 2011
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[ Gray Clouds.]: Whether or not you’re in a... →
brainprisoner:
Whether or not you’re in a relationship, you should read this.
Marriage.
“When I got home that night as my wife served dinner, I held her hand and said, I’ve got something to tell you. She sat down and ate quietly. Again I observed the hurt in her eyes.
Suddenly I didn’t know how to open my…
Beautiful. Poignant. And true.
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“An act of cellular violence
This physiological warfare
Shedding ruddiness of...”
– Jane Chin wrote this poem after reading my On Losing Hair post that I had re-posted on Quora. To think that such a deep connection (inspiring poetry) could be made by the simple act of interacting online is moving. Thank you Dr. Chin.
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Miss Inspiration for September - My Daughter →
Humbled that the SkinLess Project would select my dear Sereen, cancer survivor, as their inspiring woman for September. She truly is inspiring, our little hero.
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These are the Reasons We Walk
“How about I go up there and stand with you?” I asked while placing my hand on Tanweer’s shoulder. “Sure”, Tanweer responded softly as he turned his soft gaze away from his wife who only moments before had shook her head at the proposition of going to the stage with him. Taking the lead, Tanweer began to weave his way through the quiet crowd, me right behind him. ...
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August 2011
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“If you want to polish your heart clean as a mirror then drive away ten things...”
– Sufi Meditation of Repentance, Love, Holy Names and Annihilation
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The Ecosystem of Cancer Support
One thing that is truly amazing to experience when your child is touched by cancer is the endless amount of advocacy and non-profits that are out there with the express purpose of supporting patients and their families. From the hat tree, to the Treasure Chest Foundation, to Chemo Duck, you will be hard pressed to find a niche of the cancer experience that isn’t covered by some...
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July 2011
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“People say I’m lazy dreaming my life away,
Well they give me all kinds of...”
– - John Lennon, Watching the Wheels
Ever hear a song you have heard countless times, only this time you really listen to the words? That is what happened to me today.
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On Thin Ice
Only four weeks removed from her last dose of chemo, Sereen went to the hospital for her first routine CT scan. This was also the first CT scan since last December, two days before the surgery that removed the three pound Wilms tumor. Anxiety pre-scan (i.e “scanxiety”) started in earnest for me about 48 hours prior. We had decided that my wife along with her father (retired...
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“It occurs to me that scans may be the only area of modern life in which progress...”
– Bruce Fieler in his article Scanxiety June of this year in Time magazine.
My daughter has her first CT scan post completion of her chemo regiment tomorrow. The blessing is because she is 3 years old, scanxiety is limited to Mom and Dad, at least in the run up to the scan.
I pray for sameness.
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