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Mom Started Treatment Today 09.01.10
Today was Mom’s first day of treatment for colon cancer. She was scheduled to begin both chemotherapy, the pill form for now, as well as radiation, but wasn’t able to start the pills because they failed to arrive on time. If I understand everything correctly, and given nothing changes, she is scheduled to have a [...]
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Hiding Behind Smiles 08.12.10
It’s easy to look at people and make quick judgments about them, their present and their past, but you’d be amazed at the pain and tears a single smile hides. What a person shows to the world is only one tiny facet of the iceberg hidden from sight. And more often then not, it’s lined [...]
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Does It Ever Stop Raining? 08.06.10
I had no idea going into this week that I would experience another “worst day of my life.” I mean after all, it seemed very unlikely that something could top learning that your mother had a very large brain tumor. But as luck and life would have it, I believe it has at least been [...]
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Mom With Her Hero 06.07.10
Mom had an appointment at Johns Hopkins today to see how things were progressing with her and to see a comparison of the MRIs from her right after surgery and a few days ago. The doctor was extremely happy with her recovery since surgery, and while he is hopeful that it will not reoccur, he [...]
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Mother’s Day Card 05.09.10
Here’s the card that my mom found sitting in front of the coffee maker this morning. When it comes to picking out a card for someone, I tend to like the ones that are more sentimental and meaningful, rather than the funny ones. Especially for this type of event, and especially this year.
The card reads:
Mom, [...]
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Mom’s Surprise Party 04.03.10
Mom’s 57th birthday was on Wednesday, and since this one was in a way very special, we all planned a surprise party at Billy & Alicia’s for her. They did most of everything, and me and Chase had the task of getting her there. We invited her brother and sisters, and their children and their [...]
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Ran Into An Old Friend Today 03.16.10
It’s funny sometimes how paths are crossed at some of the most unlikeliest of times or places. Today my brother and ran into an old childhood friend while meeting up for lunch with Billy and Alicia at the Honey Baked Ham Store. It’s been probably 10-12 years since we’ve seen each other, and it’s funny [...]
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New Lease On Life 03.10.10
I’ve noticed in the mornings while getting ready for work, my mom will often look out of the window and say how beautiful the day is. This is on truly beautiful clear days, as well as gloomy and rainy days. Her view on life itself has been completely altered. She now enjoys [...]
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25 Life Lessons Learned By Age 25 02.11.10
Here are 25 things that I’ve learned or realized so far at the age of 25.
Friends become strangers. And more importantly, vice versa. Prior to leaving middle school for high school, my all time favorite teacher told everyone to remember that some of the friends that you have now won’t even talk to you once [...]
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Twenty-Five 02.09.10
Yesterday I officially became a quarter of a century old. I now get a slight bit of a break on auto insurance and can now rent rental cars without paying those ridiculous fees for being under 25.
Twenty-Four was an okay year. Almost identical to the previous few, but hopefully Twenty-Five will prove to be much [...]
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When the morning’s freshness has been replaced by the weariness of midday, when the leg muscles give under the strain, the climb seems endless, and suddenly nothing will go quite as you wish—it is then that you must not hesitate.
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