"With over 3 million women battling breast cancer today, everywhere you turn there is a mother, daughter, sister, or friend who has been affected by breast cancer."Betsey Johnson
"If you want to change the world, pick up your pen."
Martin Luther
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"You have to write the book that wants to be written. and if the book will be too difficult for grown-ups, then you write it for children."
Madeleine L'Engle
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LoveChild 1: The Ugly Duckling and Me
“It matters nothing if one is born in a duck-yard, if one has only lain in a swan’s egg.” Hans Christian Anderson, “The Ugly Duckling”
My Hair Has a Mind of Its Own or If Only I’d Known Years Ago That It Was Curly!
I don’t think I’ve ever actually hated my hair, because I was always glad I didn’t have hair like my mother’s, but sometimes I came close to hating it.
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"No person* is an island entire of itself: every person is a piece of the continent, a part of the main... Any person's death diminishes me, because I am involved in humankind. And therefore never send to know for whom the bell tolls; it tolls for you.*" (*"man" ^"thee")
John Donne
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My One-Year Breast Cancer Anniversary
Me in the Maritimes September, 2018. One year ago today, Les and I were driving a sturdy rental car through[...]
10 Months After Learning I Might Have Cancer, I’m Almost Back to Being “Normal Me”
This is going to be short, but I wanted to let everyone know that I'm more or less back after[...]
Growing Up Adopted: An Interview with N. J. Lindquist
Last October, my daughter-in-law Elle Lindquist interviewed me about growing up as an adopted child in the years before open[...]
Chemotherapy, Breast Cancer, and Me – Part 5
After discovering that my oncologist wanted me to have chemotherapy, I had two weeks to decide what to do and get ready.
Pathology Reports, Breast Cancer, and Me – Part 4
If you missed part 1 of this story, you can read it here.Part 2 of this story.Part 3 of this[...]
LoveChild 13: Our Shaw / Brown Heritage
“No journey is too great if you find what you seek.”AnonymousSince Dad rarely spoke about his background, almost everything I[...]
LoveChild 12: My Mother’s Story
“I'm just kind of taking whatever life gives me and hoping that I make the right decision." Amy Smart Margaret[...]
LoveChild 11: My Mother’s Parents, Bruce and Alice MacDonald
“You don't stumble upon your heritage. It's there, just waiting to be explored and shared."Robbie RobertsonRead my post about Bruce's[...]
Surgery, Breast Cancer, and Me – Part 3
If you missed part 1 of this story, you can read it here.If you missed part 2 of this story,[...]
Lovechild 10: Our Agnew / Shaw Heritage
“Do not diminish who you are. Your gender, your heritage, your identity. That's what makes you unique." Strong by Kailin GowThe[...]
Biopsies, Breast Cancer, and Me – Part 2
If you missed Part 1 of this story, you can read it here."Breast cancer is being detected at an earlier,[...]
Mammograms, Breast Cancer, and Me – Part 1
"With over 3 million women battling breast cancer today, everywhere you turn there is a mother, daughter, sister, or friend[...]
