: About Me

Writing is a passion for me. It is my way of expressing myself. I like to write about some of my life experiences so that it might help someone else. I have written nine articles on Helium. Three of my articles are related to Lung Cancer and how it has affected me. One of my first articles was about the pros and cons of living in Florida.

I hope to strengthen my writing skills so that I can take my writing to new levels.

My passion is ...

writing

I know too much about ...

spelling

My childhood ambition ...

to raise horses

My favorite memory ...

when my husband and I got married in Las Vegas, NV

Why I write ...

I write to express myself and write about my life experiences.

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

I am watching Wheel of Fortune then Jeopardy.

My inspiration ...

my husband

Creative Writing > Memoirs Testimonies: The impact that cancer has on a family

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I recently lost my husband to Stage IV Lung Cancer. This is the first time in my 56 years of life that I have been affected by this dreadful disease. My husband was 71 years. He quit smoking 15 years ago when he suffered a stroke followed by a series of other problems that almost claimed his life then. He fought back then and he gave it a valiant fight this time after he was diagnosed with a large mass in his upper right lung. It was inoperable. It was too big and it encased his airways so that he needed to be on oxygen twenty-four hours a day. Also, it had already metastasized to his lymp...

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