Monthly Archive: December 2014

Looking for an Answer

This has become an unwelcome yet all too familiar routine. Squinting to see, well, anything, hands shielding my face from excess light. Living an upside-down daytime nocturnal life, shades closed and sheets covering the window. Sitting on the couch like…
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Where to Turn?

I’m spending a quiet Sunday morning at Berea Hospital receiving an infusion of anti-fungal medicine to combat the infection in my lungs. It’s dreary outside, which I am thankful for since my eyes are giving me trouble again. The coffee…
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A Different Kind of Stay

Even hospital stays are relative.  Of the five inpatient stays I’ve had, this as been one of the worst in some ways.  Sure, it’s been shorter and I haven’t felt anything like I did when I received the chemotherapy for…
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Still Thankful

The I’ve been away from home during several Thanksgivings throughout my adult life. It started after the attacks of 9/11, when I was deployed to the Blue Grass Army Depot. I spent Thanksgiving 2001 and 2002 in eating turkey with…
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