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Mother Knows Best

November 25, 2016February 8, 201710 Comments

For several weeks my mother gently encouraged me to consider a wig. "We all wore them when you were little. Remember the picture of you and me when you were tiny?" The picture arrived on my phone. I demurred, saying I was opting for the Jackie O look to make use of my scarf collection. She revisited the subject … Continue reading Mother Knows Best

Not Getting the Pictograph

November 12, 2016February 8, 20179 Comments

Looking for meaning in this cancer diagnosis has proven to be a futile, yet time/heart/mind-consuming exercise. I'm feeling a bit unfairly and cosmically bullied. I play by the rules and do as I'm told. I volunteer at my kids' schools. My high school senior class named me Apple Polisher. "I've tried so damn hard," I texted college … Continue reading Not Getting the Pictograph

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