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Family Funnies During Cancer, Part 3

Posted on October 14, 2012 by reclinerwoman

We were explaining to the girls that I wouldn’t be having surgery.  Instead, I would be having some really strong medicine that would make me tired.  Daddy was going to need help from the girls.  My six year old piped up:  “We … Continue reading →

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Family Funnies During Cancer, Part 2

Posted on October 30, 2011 by reclinerwoman

My husband and I decided if we were not afraid, our 6 and 10 year old daughters wouldn’t be afraid either.  We were careful to package scary news to make it as easy to hear as possible.  For example, when I … Continue reading →

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Choosing to Laugh: At the Hospital, part 2

Posted on October 2, 2011 by reclinerwoman

For example, my radiation team wrote on me with permanent marker almost every day. I decided, if I had to have permanent ink on my body, it better be purple. One technician searched, found and gave me my own purple … Continue reading →

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