Category: gratitude
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tiny kindnesses
Ramón and I watched a movie, Paterson, the other night, and the main character was a poet. It got me thinking about how much I used to love writing poetry when I was younger. That being said, I’m about to attempt to write a little who-knows-what-form-this-will-take poem. tiny kindnessesa smile, a wave, a hi met…
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The straight and marrow
You know how sometimes things work out perfectly with no loose ends and complete closure, like a beautifully wrapped gift with a bow on top? And other times you cut the wrapping paper just a tad small and are too stubborn to waste it, so you begin piecing together a patchwork of paper to hide…
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Back in the garden
We saw the hematologist/oncologist on Monday and stopped by the healing garden. Though I believe in the garden’s restorative powers, they’re apparently not strong enough to fix someone’s refusal to cooperate for photos. But hey… I’ll settle for questionable smiles if the garden focuses on the leukemia. Despite our brief hospitalization last week/weekend, Ramón is…
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A tribute to Grocery Bag Lady
When we moved to our current neighborhood, we slowly got a feel for our surroundings. A certain neighbor sits on his front steps every morning, getting some fresh air. Another neighbor tends to have people over to play basketball on Sunday evenings. Yet another neighbor often sits outside with her dogs, yelling at them as…
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Oh my memoir
Yesterday I finished a four-part memoir writing class. When I saw it was being offered, I thought, ‘Well, now’s not really a good time,’ but I was so wrong. Now was and is the perfect time to do anything that’s tugging at your heart. Not only did I learn a lot about writing, but the…
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The gift of time
Look how fancy we get for other people’s weddings and wear jeans to our own! I stumbled across this post the other day and realized I should probably write a sequel – though, really, it’s more pertinent now than it was at the time. When we got married, we were young and bright-eyed and thought…
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#BoneMarrowMonday
Is #ManCrushMonday still a thing? Regardless, it’s also #BoneMarrowMonday, because we’ve got news. Today we saw the oncologist, and Ramón’s bone marrow is in remission! So, what does this mean? Happy Bone Marrow Monday!
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Home sweet home
After leaving the house at 3:50 p.m. on Tuesday, May 7, guess who’s finally home sweet home! Yesterday Ramón had a repeat bone marrow biopsy, and we’ll learn those results on Monday. If all goes as expected, he’ll begin outpatient chemo next week. Although coming home is a huge milestone, there’s still quite a long…
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What a week can do
At this time last week, we had no idea what was coming. We were contemplating birthday dinner options when the doctor called and said to go to the ER—that it was critical. At 7:12 p.m., I texted, “This is not looking good.” Here we are, one cancer diagnosis and a million thoughtful gestures later. “You…
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Buckle up, folks!
We’re amazed by the outpouring of love we’ve received over the past several days. We hope to thank everyone individually, but, in the meantime, just know we appreciate you. The chemo is doing its job, and Ramón needs rest now more than ever. We’d like to hold on visitors and focus on healing. As we…