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There are a some wonderful things and experiences in my world that truly make my soul sing.  Writing is one of them!  I invite you to peruse my blog where I write about what’s happening to me, what happened to me, stuff I’m contemplating or miracle stories...among other things.  You’ll be reading my heart and soul in each piece.  Please enjoy!!

My Cancer is a Mutant

I’m walking a tightrope between relief and uncertainty. On November 6 I had a malignant tumor cleanly removed from the ascending or right side of my colon. Believe me, it makes a difference.  Cancers on the left side are different!   About a foot of my colon was removed. I’d had to fight with the …

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Meet Pearl, the Colon Cancer

I met Pearl on October 4th 2023. I didn’t actually “meet” her.  She was actually introduced to me that day but I didn’t know her name.  In fact I had to name her myself. You see, Pearl, or Black Pearl, more formally, is a cancerous tumor residing in my colon.  My doctor told me about …

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I was Chosen by a Deer

I was chosen by a deer. And I think I chose her too. This deer was dying She was wasting I loved and listened to all the deer who stop on their morning and evening rotations But she was this ghostly spectre, on the sidelines So frail It was important for me to listen when …

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The Text that Turned into a Transplant Part 2

My throat is tight and tears are burning my eyes. Facebook memories are flooding me with nostalgia for where I was 4 years ago.  The pictures have been happening for days.  My last days at dialysis, friends coming to see me there complete with balloons and presents.  The selfie I took as I left dialysis …

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Dialysis, My New Reality

Monday, March 27, 2017 was pretty frightening as days go.  I checked into Missouri Baptist Hospital to get a port put in my chest that would equip me to begin receiving dialysis. I’d been trying to do a miracle cure to keep my first transplanted kidney from failing and I tried everything!  Acupuncture, infrared sauna, …

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Holding Tony

Danielle and her unborn baby were murdered outside my apartment on September 13, 2011.  My friend and I were inside my place which looked out onto the parking lot and heard gunshots. She and her boyfriend, Tony, had moved in some months earlier. I knew this as my apartment faced into our courtyard and I …

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