a day late…

I should count it as good that the date is becoming fuzzy… Seven years; happy anniversary to me!July 27th, 2004 I was officially released from treatment and declared cancer-free. Today was not such a good day, and the packing for the move seems to get nowhere. These are the days that I think, “chemotherapy was […]

a marking, offered a bit past due

One year has past for each of the Hindu chakras. One year has past for each of the classical planets. One year past for each of the seven virtues or each of the seven sins… One for each of the endocrine glands in my body. And one year for each of the seven directions… It […]

marking the day

Six years ago, on this day, I was called cancer-free and released from treatment. Six years… Wow. I still get little brown scars rising to the surface of my lower legs from exploded capillaries that were damaged by the chemo agents; the nerve sensations in my upper left arm are still a bit whacked; and […]

the foot affair – update

I spoke with my doctor again yesterday, just prior to leaving for work. This is what he told me: Either way, he said the physical state of my foot indicates the end of the infection better than the typical implications. I will finish the prescription he gave me and plan a follow-up to be sure. As […]

x marks the spot

And if you are curious, x = five years cancer free. I keep remembering it wrong. LOL! Go figure. July 27, 2004. Not my last day of treatment, but the day I was officially declared cancer-free. I have been moody about it for the past week. It is still a melancholy thing to live on as […]

bigfundrew asks…

Question: What was your most painful piercing to receive? Answer: When I read your question, my brain split it into three directions, so I offer each answer in turn. Literal (meaning what I think qualifies by what I consider painful): My left earring. I never put it back in after chemotherapy, so it has been gone […]

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