If you’ve ever had to face your mortality a little earlier than you may have expected, like me, you learn that time is more valuable than money even, because time means precious life on earth. And then when you live with the ongoing threat of your potential early demise because of the threat of cancer …
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Made it to 51
Well as I write this I am 51 and one day old, and grateful for it. I hear a lot of women complaining about getting older but for me it’s like a gift. This is how it is I think for people like me who are cancer survivors. So for me to still be here …
My country is burning
Today I was reminded of growing up in the 70s and 80s in a small neighborhood near downtown Atlanta now known as Morningside/ Virginia Highlands. Things are a lot different now then they were when I was a kid or are they? And my heart is breaking. I love Atlanta, my hometown where I still …