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Finding Courage…
“Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear, not absence of fear. Except a creature be part coward, it is not a compliment to say it is brave.” ~ Mark Twain ~ Here is another one of my posts that … Continue reading
Posted in The diagnosis - cancer
Tagged cancer, facing fear, stem cell transplant, Strength
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Afraid to Hope…
~ Practice hope. As hopefulness becomes a habit, you can achieve a permanently happy spirit. ~ ~ Norman Vincent Peale ~ It’s a beautiful morning here in Hallowell as I sit here in my chair by the open window. The … Continue reading
Posted in The diagnosis - cancer
Tagged afraid, cancer, community, hope, love, lymphoma, NHL, support
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Creating with Cancer…
I’ve been putting off writing a post about my cancer for some time now. I guess I just wanted to focus on the good things in my life and not get caught up in being sick. However doing today’s assignment … Continue reading
Posted in Creative Bootcamp, The diagnosis - cancer
Tagged cancer, creative boot camp, living life
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Again…
That sinking feeling is back, Like fog that surrounds me. Drizzled with snippets of fear. It snuck up and surprised me. The “It” is Cancer. Which, has once again, made it self known Not to be ignored any longer. It … Continue reading
Good News…
Faith is the art of holding on to things your reason has once accepted in spite of your changing moods ~ C.S. Lewis ~ I have some good news! Went to my oncologist this past week for CT and while … Continue reading
Posted in Quotes, The diagnosis - cancer
Tagged cancer, CS Lewis, friends, living with cancer, lymphoma
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Strength…
“Out of suffering emerged the strongest souls; the most massive characters are seared with scars” Today I have surgery to remove one of the cancerous nodes to get it into pathology to find out exactly what kind of cancer and … Continue reading
Round II…
Well I have no other way to say this except to just say it.. my cancer is back. I had my CT scan yesterday and it showed that the two nodes in my armpit are bigger then they were 6 … Continue reading
.. and so it goes..
Friday, January 28, 7:30 am ~ Not sure what to write here or if I will even post this.. just feeling the need to write out what’s been going on.. so here goes.. this past week I found out my cancer … Continue reading
Just when you start to feel safe…
Written last evening.. Tuesday 6:00 pm – I remember a little while ago I wrote that while I’m in remission the noose that I always felt close to my neck during the time I was being treated would continue to … Continue reading
Posted in The diagnosis - cancer
Tagged cancer, laurieoneil.com, lymphoma, still fearful
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Friends…
“When I find myself fading. I close my eyes and realize my friends are my energy. nobody really needs to loney or face things alone – it’s a habit. and a very bad one too. “ Yes… my friends.. you … Continue reading