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Open Letter #6
Leave a commentNovember 14, 2008 by 8junebugs
Dear New Readers: Welcome! It is lovely to meet you! You may have gotten here through a professional reference, or …
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It’s a small world, after all
2November 13, 2008 by 8junebugs
At the memorial service for my mother last week, in addition to the family, my friends, and my brother’s friends: …
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I was wrong
5November 2, 2008 by 8junebugs
She was not able to hang on until Thursday. My mother died this morning around 4. In an eery replay …
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I hope they serve Cabernet in hell
Leave a commentNovember 1, 2008 by 8junebugs
My grandfather called my cell phone tonight for the first time. I think he must have called my uncle to …
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Open Letter #5
Leave a commentOctober 30, 2008 by 8junebugs
Dear SW Bartender: You’re so sweet. I want to thank you for pointing out, as I signed for my dinner, …
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Liver…more
Leave a commentOctober 30, 2008 by 8junebugs
So, Mom’s having surgery today. Her chemo appointment this week became an ultrasound to see if some obstruction was blocking …
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A different brand of denial
2October 25, 2008 by 8junebugs
I just had a difficult conversation with KidBrother, who’d just caught a Discovery program about Munchausen Syndrome. He thought maybe …
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Lipstick on the Hockey Mom
Leave a commentOctober 24, 2008 by 8junebugs
“Middle-class Mom” I wonder which charities will receive the clothes from La Palin’s campaign wardrobe…or will they all go back …
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Well, it’s not lupus
Leave a commentOctober 24, 2008 by 8junebugs
Well. I’ve talked with the oncologist. I’ve talked with the internets. We all agree: Cancer sucks. The scans show that …
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Hoping the internets do NOT know everything
1October 22, 2008 by 8junebugs
I’ve been cancer-quiet for a little while, mainly because there hasn’t been anything to report. Mom continues to feel uncomfortable…increasingly …
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