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Monday, September 21, 2015

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Zermatt in August. Today, something really amazing happened.  I felt happy again. Last Thursday, I got up and started researching the post pain that comes after Shingles.  It’s called postherpetic neuralgia and I’m pretty sure I have it.  Of course, I didn’t want to believe it because no one knows how long it can go on. […]

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Sunday, September 6, 2015

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Sue Buehner sent me this picture.  This is just how I am going to feel when the shingles leaves me. My MRI scan looked great.  Those were the doctor’s words. One tumor was completely gone and the other was so small that probably all that was left was scar tissue.  Joe and I were completely […]

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Tuesday, September 1, 2015

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Lovely Path in Switzerland.  Jen and I took a walk near the town of Zermatt one morning and I saw this path and wanted to take it, of course. It’s 5:35 A.M. and I’ve been up for an hour and a half.  I am tired but having trouble sleeping because my body aches.  I can […]

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Monday, August 31

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Kate, Maggie and Mary at Phelps Lake, Grand Teton National Park I think my last post sounded like I was ready to leave this earth any minute which really isn’t true.  But since finding the last two tumors in my brain in June, my head has felt quite good.  It’s been the rest of my […]

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Tuesday, August 25, 2015

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Joanie, Janet, Jen at Mount Pilatis, near Luzern, View of the Matterhorn on rail to the Gornergrat This has been the best of summers.  And this has been the worst of summers.  This has been a summer of joy, of spending time with family, of seeing incredible sights, or taking on hiking adventures and this […]

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Tuesday, August 4

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Taylor and Katie on paddle-boards- Leigh Lake,  Mike and Elle at Swan Lake, Colter Bay, Joe at Moran Bay, Alex at Surprise Lake, Joanie- on Leigh Lake After brain surgery in January 2014, the neurosurgeon’s advice to me was to prioritize.  I have thought of his words often as most certainly the day slips away […]

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Wednesday, July 22, 2015

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Morning Sky- Monday, July 20th  On a walk with neighborhood friends.  We saw the most beautiful rainbow that took our breath away.  Someone said “This one’s for you.” I have found it harder to write lately.  I know and want to write a blog entry but then find myself struggling to find words.  Tomorrow, we […]

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July 9, 2015

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Gamma Knife Treatment in morn, hiking on Park City Trails by night! On Wednesday, July 1st I went in for Gamma Knife Treatment for two tumors that were discovered through an MRI on June 19.  I felt really calm about having this procedure and am so grateful for that! I feel so blessed in the […]

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Sunday, June 28, 2014

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Empire Pass- above Park City and Heber   Maggie, Kate and Joe Joe with Grandma Joanie It was 4 years ago today that I had my last chemo treatment.  Of course, if I could write the script of my life, radiation treatment wouldn’t be on my schedule this week because breast cancer cells never would […]

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Sunday, June 21, 2015

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Joe and I in Kauai- overlooking the Menehune Ponds I came back from a wonderful vacation- ten days in Hawaii- Kauai and Ohua, to face an MRI the following morning.  I woke up Friday morning and headed to the hospital to have the procedure done.  I felt good about it coming back clear but I […]

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