Magnificent Beings

Five months have passed since I slipped and fell on rocks in Provincetown.  I’ve been off work all that time and I will be for a couple months more. It’s been an extraordinary adventure. Not one you’d wish on anyone. But one which has taught me so much. Not least how magnificent and exquisitely calibrated…

My Last Summer

Tonight I watched part 2 of the harrowing British docu-series My Last Summer about 5 terminally ill patients coming to terms with their imminent death and how their friends and loved ones are coping. It is heartbreaking to watch, especially as most  have lost nearly all of their friends since their diagnosis (worse still, one…

Lucky

Laura – I feel lucky. Friends sign up to help make my juices and meals on the weekends. How wonderful is that? Part of my recovery from cancer is realizing how well loved I am. People who I never thought would come to help have been here more than once. I must have given a…