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Month: May 2020

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It’s ALL About Everyone Else

May 31, 2020June 1, 2020by R.K.Leave a Comment on It’s ALL About Everyone Else

I grew up as many Irish children do. I never worried about being grounded or punishments. (Okay, many Irish kids did get punished, but not my point here). No. What I got was the "Irish guilt" - the constant feeling of how I was disappointing my parents, not doing what was expected of me and/or [...]

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“Untamed”

May 25, 2020May 25, 2020by R.K.Leave a Comment on “Untamed”

A discussion about pain and Glennon Doyle’s “Untamed”

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Today, I was told to “DIE!”

May 11, 2020May 11, 2020by R.K.2 Comments on Today, I was told to “DIE!”

Today was Mother’s Day in the States. Obviously, with a pandemic in full blast people celebrated a bit differently. Some families are together, so maybe mom got breakfast in bed or a nice lunch set out for her. Many families are separated though, so they turned to Skype, Zoom or an old-fashioned phone call. Presents [...]

Blog Posts, The Chronology of Cancer Chaos, The Ugly Truth Of “Treatment”

Another Surgery Down! Now, Recovering In So Many Ways (Post Surgery No.6)

May 11, 2020by R.K.Leave a Comment on Another Surgery Down! Now, Recovering In So Many Ways (Post Surgery No.6)

My current state December 2019 - recovering from 6th brain surgery

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What’s a “Bur Hole” Anyway? (Surgery No. 6)

May 11, 2020by R.K.Leave a Comment on What’s a “Bur Hole” Anyway? (Surgery No. 6)

There are a ridiculous amount of medical terms you learn as a cancer patient. There are about 130 different types of brain tumors alone. Never mind having to learn about the areas of the brain the tumor may affect, then what part of the body that area of the brain it controls, and on and [...]

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