If you ever get bored being a medical doctor, Buzz, I suspect you might be capable of creating one of those "great American novels" which I somehow never get around to putting quill pen to paper.
This essay displays your love of our language, and your skillful use of the hundreds of thousands word in our language toolbox.
All the best to you and your family, Buzz, and I look forward to reading more of your missives.
I was diagnosed with Stage IV cancer about 18 months ago and, after 12 rounds of chemo and 3 major surgeries, I’m now NED (aka “in remission”).
While I am incredibly grateful to be NED, there is no denying that I felt more sensitive to the sweetness of life and closer to God when i was still going through treatment. And I literally have had that exact same reference in my head to A Good Man is Hard to Find: Do I need to be in danger of being shot in the head every moment of my life in order to maintain the awesome sensitivity to the miracle of my life? I hope not.
Good luck in getting some relief from your pain. As for the scanxiety, for we cancer survivors though, I don’t know if that ever goes away.
I absolutely love that I am not the only person in these circumstances to have that crazy reference pop into my head! I suppose that says more about Flannery O’Connor than us, though :)
Oh, you are making me jealous! The cost of doing fly-in care is lacking continuity in the care team after treatment is over. I finally see speech/swallow therapy this week as I fly back to Seattle to meet my team. I probably earned a few lashes for not motivating to seek this sort of care out on my home island, but it can be hard to find. I suspect I will get marching orders to do so this week!
If you ever get bored being a medical doctor, Buzz, I suspect you might be capable of creating one of those "great American novels" which I somehow never get around to putting quill pen to paper.
This essay displays your love of our language, and your skillful use of the hundreds of thousands word in our language toolbox.
All the best to you and your family, Buzz, and I look forward to reading more of your missives.
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I was diagnosed with Stage IV cancer about 18 months ago and, after 12 rounds of chemo and 3 major surgeries, I’m now NED (aka “in remission”).
While I am incredibly grateful to be NED, there is no denying that I felt more sensitive to the sweetness of life and closer to God when i was still going through treatment. And I literally have had that exact same reference in my head to A Good Man is Hard to Find: Do I need to be in danger of being shot in the head every moment of my life in order to maintain the awesome sensitivity to the miracle of my life? I hope not.
Good luck in getting some relief from your pain. As for the scanxiety, for we cancer survivors though, I don’t know if that ever goes away.
I absolutely love that I am not the only person in these circumstances to have that crazy reference pop into my head! I suppose that says more about Flannery O’Connor than us, though :)
Oh, you are making me jealous! The cost of doing fly-in care is lacking continuity in the care team after treatment is over. I finally see speech/swallow therapy this week as I fly back to Seattle to meet my team. I probably earned a few lashes for not motivating to seek this sort of care out on my home island, but it can be hard to find. I suspect I will get marching orders to do so this week!