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February 9, 2019 cancer / Healthcare partnership / Illness / Self-care

Why don’t patients do what they’re told?

I don’t mean to be difficult. Really.

January 11, 2019 Uncategorized

An environment for waiting

When I was sick—a generic term I now use for feeling crappy, fatigued, and disconnected—I could barely note the beauty of this place. I couldn’t feel it.

December 4, 2018 Uncategorized

Phebe Jewell – fiction

Originally posted on Bindweed Magazine:
In Line Fourth in the express lane at Safeway, you scan the rows of gossip and…

November 19, 2018 Uncategorized

The long way

I remember so many days, weeks, months when I dreaded walking the long distances within MD Anderson Cancer Center. Of

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November 13, 2018 Food

Pancakes

I made pancakes. And they were good. I love the gluten-free pancake mix from Bob’s Red Mill. Their recipe calls

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November 12, 2018 cancer

No joke

Listen up, boys and girls. Skin cancer is real. Your parents weren’t just trying to control you when they told

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November 6, 2018 Buddhism / Fear

The road to compassion

  Buddhism isn’t about being calm and peaceful all the time. It’s about being open to reality, not rejecting the

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November 5, 2018 Basic Goodness / Fear / Mindfulness / Social Media

Social Media Mind

  One of my personal mantras has been, “Small screen, small mind.” When I wake up a bit sleep-deprived, as

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May 11, 2018 cancer / Stem Cell Transplant

Primary Plasma Cell Leukemia

I want to provide an information hub for patients diagnosed with primary plasma cell leukemia. I was diagnosed with this

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August 11, 2017 Buddhism / cancer / Illness / Impermanence / Stem Cell Transplant

Impermanence and Complaint

Feeling bad is a clear message that feeling good doesn’t last, but in the medical rush to make it better, we’d rather not think about that.

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