July 2019 It was a three-hour flight, and I’ve seen him pass down the aisle at least three times. Did he really drink that much coffee? I wondered how often my husband could get up to the bathroom on our flight from Salt Lake City to Atlanta. It was 2019, and we had flown outContinue reading “Bladder Cancer: How Our Saga Began”
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Bladder Cancer – A Family Experience
The memory of my grandfather standing in our powder room struggling with his ileostomy bag is indelibly printed in my brain. My grandparents had come to visit with my parents and the bag had leaked. PawPaw never had a cross word for anyone and he didn’t talk much. Andy always said PawPaw was a lot like God. He didn’tContinue reading “Bladder Cancer – A Family Experience”
Facing my fears plus other observations on Ghana
We got up early today and traveled out to the Kakum National Park. No one will believe this but I am TERRIFIED of heights. I have been obsessing over the rope bridge at Kakum National Park since our very first planning meeting. One way or another, I was going to do it. Anyone who knowsContinue reading “Facing my fears plus other observations on Ghana”
What am I going to do with my Dad?
When your parent wanted to be cremated and scattered, but you can’t do it…
The Saga of the Missing Cat
In anticipation of my husband’s birthday party and 100 guests walking in and out of our home, we decided to board our cats with Plantation Animal Hospital, the veterinarian we had used for over three years in Macon, GA. You can imagine our surprise when, on Friday afternoon, someone from the vet’s office called andContinue reading “The Saga of the Missing Cat”
