Tag Archives: cancer

Just Finished — From the Shop

Posted on 01/30/2026 by Andrew Reynolds

Around here it’s been too cold to do much outside so I’ve been in the shed doing some scroll saw work. The shed is my only heated woodworking space and it’s limited to small tools, like my scroll saw and … Continue reading →

Posted in woodworking | Tagged cancer, filgree cross, health, Prostate Cancer, quilts, scroll saw, wood working | 36 Comments

Six Years

Posted on 02/25/2018 by Andrew Reynolds

Six years ago this month I was spending my mornings taking off my pants, putting on a hospital gown and lying beneath the beam of a radiation machine. 26 times I felt the technicians pull me into place. 26 times … Continue reading →

Posted in Prostate Cancer | Tagged cancer, experience with radiation treatment, Prostate Cancer, radiation treatment | 68 Comments

The Lessons of Water Wheel Falls

Posted on 02/15/2015 by Andrew Reynolds

http://www.reluctanthiker.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/TheLessonsofWaterwheelFalls.mp3 Teacher, Watcher, Carer, Defender, Friend, Mother of the twelve year-old boy. Teacher says “Boots tie like this Hoist the pack like this Sleeping bag here, food there, jacket on top Now, take the map and the lesson taught And … Continue reading →

Posted in Poems | Tagged cancer, mother, poem, Poetry, water fall, water wheel falls, Writing about mother | 5 Comments

Two Years

Posted on 01/05/2014 by Andrew Reynolds

It’s been two years. Two years since that journey started. Two years since that call – since… Since the dreaded word, prostate cancer. The journey to here hasn’t been easy but it hasn’t been as difficult as some cancer victims … Continue reading →