: About Me

I live in the mid-west and love it. Urban life is what I prefer over smaller "everybody knows everybody" size towns. The diversity of a big city is great because you can find and meet many different types of people and you can learn many different views and ways of thinking.

I haven't written much in a few years, but recently took up the pen again. I used to write every week, but then got tired of it and made a change. Back when-I couldn't really write what I wanted to write; so now, I muse over topics of more personal interest.

I have a Masters level education, I'm 52, I've survived Cancer, and am surviving disabling results of complications of Radiation and Chemotherapy.

I like political debate, satire, mystery and good drama.

My passion is ...

A better tomorrow.

I know too much about ...

Chemotherapy.

My parents always told me ...

Don't judge others.

My childhood ambition ...

Make a difference.

My favorite memory ...

Realizing who my Soulmate was/is.

Why I write ...

It gives an opportunity to share an opinion, experience or something learned.

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

Keith Olbermann.

My first job ...

Pushing wheelchairs in a hospital.

My best moment ...

Hearing my Oncologist tell me I didn't need to see him again, unless I just wanted to say "hello"!

My inspiration ...

The Love of my life..

Health & Fitness > Cancer Getting through cancer

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September of 2001 was not a good month for anyone, including me-As if 9/11 wasn't enough. It was the end of the month, and I had been feeling physically ill for most of the last three weeks. In fact, I had been setting appointments to see my family practice doctor nearly every 4-5 days. My back hurt like nothing I had ever imagined. I felt weak and I was sweating at times when I shouldn't be sweating. It was strange. My doctor started by examining me, and finding nothing definitive- he prescribed pain medicine. When that didn't help, he changed meds. Still, nothing changed for the better a...

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