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Trees vs authors
A 10-year-old nature expert (my granddaughter) told me trees have feelings too. Clever, this budding naturalist, but not original. I think it was J.R.R. Tolkien’s Tree Beard that first said it; or maybe Christopher Robin from Winnie the Pooh; … Continue reading
Tender Mercies
I wrote this for the Kansas City Star’s Faith Walk column, it was published Sept. 22, 2012. By Norma King It was a year ago I got the word that I was packing a cancerous tumor in my breast. I … Continue reading
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Tagged Alzheimer's Disease, breast cancer, cancer, Kansas City Star, lumpectomy, masectomy, Multiple Myeloma
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Purple Parade
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Musings on the Big C
I write for the Cancer City Star. What? I looked at the words I’d just typed and laughed. I’ve passed through surgery, chemo, hair loss, radiation, weight gain, purple fingernails and more sleepless nights than the mother of … Continue reading
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My Last Spring
by Norma King This will be my last spring—to be bald, to be radiated, to be able to blame cancer and chemo for my bad memory, or for the abundance of Fatheads still driving on Missouri roads. I count … Continue reading
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Crazy Chemo Lady on Board
I know it’s a bad chemo day when I want to ram the semi in front of me because it’s in the way. Really. This kind of attitude spills over to phone calls from idiots who don’t know I’m on … Continue reading
Chemotherapy: Why Me?
My second visit to KU Cancer Center concluded with a trip to the Little Girl’s Room and an abrupt face-to-face with my future. I was sure I had walked into the Little Boy’s Room when a tall, denim-clad fellow walked … Continue reading
Lumps and Lumpectomies
I knew I hated lumps clear back in the old days when Mom had a bad Cream of Wheat day in the kitchen. Those lumps were easy to do away with, ignore, dump down the heat vent, or roll in … Continue reading
Spiders and Frodo to Go
Spiders and Frodo to Go As ugly as they are, spiders have power. Not just the gargantuan mass that threatens to destroy Frodo in “Return of the King,” or the disgusting dominance of one obese Jabba the Hut, who resembles … Continue reading
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