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Redefining Cancer FREE

Tonight as I rocked Marjorie to sleep, I began to cry. A few tears at first and then full on uncontrollable sobbing. Emotions flew…

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Mom Fear: Speak It, Shout It

Guest blog written for New Orleans Mom Blog … Anxiety built through my veins like a warehouse fire. I was leaving my daughter, Marjorie,…

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To My Darling Daughter On Your First Birthday

To my darling daughter, One year ago, my world came crashing down and you came kicking in. Small, but mighty, you proved that size…

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Embracing Unwanted Angels

September is childhood cancer awareness month. A month dedicated to “Going Gold”. Before Marjorie’s diagnosis, I always scrolled past the pictures of tiny cancer…

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Picking Up the Phone

Today, the matriarch of our family turns 92, just eight years short of a century. Just like century old oaks, Gaga is a pillar…

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Taking Off the Mom Hat

This morning I found myself sitting on my new back porch, warm cup of coffee and listening to the morning silence around me. The…

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Finding Our Way Home

Yesterday I woke up feeling achy, nauseous and plain old sick. At first, I chalked it up to the extra glass of wine last…

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Embracing Labels and Going GOLD

September 1. The day everyone puts gold ribbons on their Facebook profiles. The day you see everyone share pictures of children suffering from childhood…

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An Angel Named Rose

Angels are all around us. They walk on Earth beside us and flutter over us as we go through life. Thousands of you have…

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Foreboding Joy

Let me set the scene: I currently live somewhere between gratitude and sheer anxiety and terror. My to-do list is light years long and…

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