January 2007 Archives
- January 31, 2007: From July 2006 || No. of Comments: 1
I wrote this in July but it’s been sitting in a file on my desktop since then. Time to post it. This past weekend for me was supposed to include four parties, a wedding and volunteering as part of Minneapolis Pride celebrations. Instead, after receiving a phone call from my dad Thursday afternoon, I drove five hours to Milwaukee, cruised on a boat two and a half hours across Lake Michigan, and drove another two hours to my parents’ house to attend my grandmother’s funeral. My parents told me I didn’t have to – she was 93, it was imminent,…
- January 25, 2007: Feb. 14 || No. of Comments: 4
Casey and I have a Valentine’s Day date with the ICU at Houston. He’ll be getting brain surgery to remove as much of the tumor as possible. At this point he’s ready to get it done and over with, and I share that feeling. This morning I found a Hitachi advertisement in Wired magazine that featured proton beam therapy at M.D. Andersen Cancer Center. It’s the exact same ground-breaking radiation treatment that Casey will have for six weeks following the surgery. The video on the Hitachi site shares one man’s story. It’s very interesting and I’m very grateful and confident…
- January 17, 2007: The essence || No. of Comments: 5
Sometimes, when I’m at a coffeeshop or at dinner, I look at couples sitting near me. They’re laughing and talking about whatever it is they talk about, and I’m overcome by a sudden wave of fury. I think, “You’ll probably never have to deal with brain tumors or cancer, either yourself or with your significant other, and if you do, it won’t be after just a few months of being together and at age 25.” Lately, I’ve seen my worst traits come out on display. Irrational anger, fear, depression, self-pity, selfishness and insecurity have all been marionettes in this play,…
- January 10, 2007: 2007 || No. of Comments: 2
A belated Happy New Year to you all….
