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This is a blog by a wife, mother, physician, seminarian, consummate journaler and deep-thinker, that turned into a cancer blog (that may one day turn back into a regular blog). To learn more and see suggestions for where to start, click on the “about” link to the left. Welcome!

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The Last Bad One
May 7

May 7 The Last Bad One

Esther
cancer

an update after the sixth chemo infusion

The Power of Showing Up
May 6

May 6 The Power of Showing Up

Esther
life practice, meditation, cancer

reflections after a reunion with friends

Accompaniment
Apr 25

Apr 25 Accompaniment

Esther
life practice, cancer, meditation

learning what it means to come alongside another

Joys Within Reach
Apr 20

Apr 20 Joys Within Reach

Esther
cancer

an Easter entry

Being Versus Doing
Apr 4

Apr 4 Being Versus Doing

Esther
meditation, cancer

contemplating capacity and identity after the fourth dose of chemo

Jesus of the Scars
Mar 21

Mar 21 Jesus of the Scars

Esther
meditation, cancer

looking at my body after the mastectomy

Helped
Mar 12

Mar 12 Helped

Esther
meditation, life practice, cancer

learning to ask for and receive help

Dust and Ashes
Mar 9

Mar 9 Dust and Ashes

Esther
meditation, cancer

after the third dose

Resurrender
Feb 27

Feb 27 Resurrender

Esther
life practice, meditation, cancer

a delay in the third chemo dose

The Gift of Attention
Feb 21

Feb 21 The Gift of Attention

Esther
life practice, cancer

cancer, values and parenting

Lament
Feb 18

Feb 18 Lament

Esther
bible, life practice, cancer

an entry against despair

Ghost
Feb 8

Feb 8 Ghost

Esther
meditation, cancer

haunted by joy and sorrow

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