Tag Archives: Cancer

Memories of My Father

Posted on June 21, 2015 by Gail

I try not to be sad around Father’s Day, but I am.  I miss my dad.  A lot. Sometimes I pull out old VHS tapes of him and watch them.  They bring a rush of emotions that flood my soul … Continue reading →

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Missing Mother

Posted on April 13, 2015 by Gail

As I have done every year for the past several years on April the 13th, I’ve thought about my mother. Today she would have been 89 years old.  That’s hard for me to believe and I find myself wondering what … Continue reading →

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Pick Me Up

Posted on May 7, 2014 by Gail

The daily prompt:  What is the one word or phrase that immediately cheers you up when you hear it?     When my father passed away 20 years ago, I did not deal with my grief very well.  Several months after … Continue reading →

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Daily Prompt: Undo

Posted on February 21, 2013 by Gail

Today’s daily prompt:  If you could un-invent something, what would it be? Discuss why, potential repercussions, or a possible alternative. I’m afraid my answer to this prompt won’t be too popular but here goes anyway.  I would un-invent alcoholic beverages.  … Continue reading →

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Daily Prompt: Ch-Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes

Posted on February 4, 2013 by Gail

Daily Prompt:  You need to make a major change in your life. Do you make it all at once, cold turkey style, or incrementally? I think this depends on what kind of change we are talking about.  Overall, if given … Continue reading →

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Daily Prompt: Helpless

Posted on January 7, 2013 by Gail

Helplessness: that dull, sick feeling of not being the one at the reins. When did you last feel like that –- and what did you do about it? The time I last felt total helplessness was February 14, 2006 (yeah, … Continue reading →

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A Daughter’s Journey Through Cancer- Part 10 (the final part)

Posted on February 24, 2011 by Gail

There is a time for everything,   and a season for every activity under the heavens:  a time to be born and a time to die,   a time to plant and a time to uproot,   a time to kill and a … Continue reading →

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A Daughter’s Journey Through Cancer- Part 9

Posted on February 16, 2011 by Gail

When we started receiving care with Alive Hospice for both my mother and father, we were given a white notebook which was a hospice guide for both the patient and the caregivers.  This notebook contained important phone numbers, and an overview … Continue reading →

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A Daughter’s Journey Through Cancer- Part 8

Posted on February 9, 2011 by Gail

Mother was admitted to the Alive Hospice Residence in October, about a year and a half after she was first diagnosed with bile duct cancer.  At the residence, mother seemed to always enjoy the pet therapy visitors.  There was one in particular she really … Continue reading →

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A Daughter’s Journey Through Cancer- Part 7

Posted on January 20, 2011 by Gail

When my mother was transferred from the St. Thomas Hospice unit to the nursing home, she was very disoriented and confused and the move caused her a lot of distress.  So the nursing home told us they were going to medicate her … Continue reading →

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