I normally arrive at our monthly meetings for the Finding Inner Strength Together (FIST) group about 40 minutes or so before things begin. This time is normally spent with Cindi to discuss the topic of the day. This is the time when Cindi gives me a brief of sorts of any new members to the [...]
You have already become aware of this blog’s theme, and that is to keep things positive, uplifting and rewarding. This morning when I awoke there was a piping hot cup of coffee on the bedside table. As I rolled over I heard the television already on with Bonnie’s favorite weekend program which is anything related [...]
“The best style is the style you don’t notice.” – Somerset Maugham The below was originally posted in "Cancer ... We "CAN" Beat This!" The Cheney family is comprised of five units; Bonnie, Paul, Taylor, Logan and LuLu. At the dawn of each new football season we start the BPTL football pool which is a [...]
“My ideas usually come not at my desk writing but in the midst of living.” – Anais Nin So where in the world have I been, right? Perhaps that’s been the question of the day when you’ve searched for a new post, or perhaps my ego is so bloated I just assume you’re sitting there [...]
“Writing is a struggle against silence.” – Carlos Fuentes Below was originally posted in “Cancer – We “CAN” Beat This!” Since the last post, and yes I realize it’s been a while since I’ve provided you with the thoughts of this wayfarer, I’ve spent time out on the lake with my long time friend Andy, [...]
“The art of writing is the art of discovering what you believe” – Gustave Flaubert Below was originally posted in the Husband’s Support Group – Finding Inner Strength: I assume we all watch the local news in the evening, perhaps we even watch the world news when we’re finally home. The jacket has been hung [...]
“Today is a day like any other” … I am willing to bet this phrase is almost never spoken by a cancer patient and their support system. For obvious reasons, we [cancer patients] worry, struggle, question, and sustain constant inner turmoil for a resolution to the current situation. Today, unfortunately, is not like any other [...]
Original post can be found in Papa’s new Blog entitled “Finding Inner Strength” dedicated to the Men’s Cancer Support Group. -------------------------- I sit here this morning listening to the lyrics of a song I have listened to perhaps more than a thousand times. My music tastes have not changed in the past forty or so [...]
It’s not that life’s not particularly exciting, it’s just tiring and can be exhausting from the runarounds, the excuses, the thirty minutes provided by the evening news, the elected officials we no longer have trust in, etc., etc. All of which would be perfect fodder for a topic to blog about. I don’t have to [...]
According to Wikipedia, the “pint” is a unit of volume or capacity that was once used across much of Europe with values varying from state to state from less than half a litre to over one litre. Within continental Europe, the pint was replaced with the metric system during the nineteenth century. However, in the [...]