Tag Archives: chemotherapy

Why I Hate “Bucket Lists”

Posted on June 1, 2014 by

    The term “bucket list” appears to have originated as a type of sorting algorithm in computer programming. Since an eponymous 2007 film, it has come to stand for a checklist of things to do before one dies. In any … Continue reading →

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Changing Seasons: Summer to Spring Segue

Posted on December 7, 2012 by

My husband Jim’s diagnosis hit us along with summer’s pulverizing heat.  Coming out of the air-conditioned hospital to lean against a cement pillar and weep was like stepping through a portal onto the tarmac in San Cristobal. For me the … Continue reading →

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Shifting Senses

Posted on March 9, 2012 by

During his intensive chemotherapy treatments, at least two of Jim’s senses changed. Some things did not smell as they always had to him.  I imagine it was similar to the way my brain idiosyncratically processed scents when I was pregnant: … Continue reading →

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