There was a Time
A poetic and emotional response to being treated for prostate cancer and the loss of the author's mother to pancreatic cancer. Now available on Amazon
There was a Time
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Six Years
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
The Lessons of Water Wheel Falls
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
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Two Years
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
Of Kites and Grave Sites
As a child I remember March as the windy month. It was the transition between the rainy California winter and the sun of summer. It also meant, flying kites. Mother would take me to the store and she buy me a … Continue reading
Posted in General, Prostate Cancer, Spirit, Writing
Tagged cancer, cancer patient, caregiver, caregiving experiences, pancreatic cancer, Prostate Cancer
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