The atrium coffee shop at Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center is sunlit and relatively quiet. I’m on a break between scans to pinpoint newly diagnosed…
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I was presented with the Volunteer Award for Excellence in Advocacy during the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network’s annual Leadership Summit on Sunday, Sept.…
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Gilda Radner was right. It is always something. When cancer treatment ends, that doesn’t mean cancer is over. The side effects linger, some of them…
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Today is National Cancer Survivors Day, a day intended to honor and celebrate life after cancer. I have to admit, I wasn’t really feeling it…
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The coolest thing happened today. I turned 50. The popular zeitgeist tells me I should be mourning the loss of my youth because as a…
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I boxed up a bit of my history today. I was a runner for 15 years. 2001 to 2016. Okay, I was a “wogger,” a…
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I had the great privilege to deliver the homily during the annual Service of Remembrance at St. John’s Lutheran Church today. I offer the following…
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It wasn’t quite the Tangina Barrons moment I was hoping for. Remember the scene from the movie Poltergeist, after Tangina (a medium played memorably by the…
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Dear Mr. President, About your budget proposal. Listen, I get that you want to reduce inefficiencies in the federal government. Streamlining is a good thing.…
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I used to be a big believer in New Year’s resolutions. Most often, when I made resolutions focused on losing weight. I’ll go to the…