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Surrender Pink 2025

*I post this essay in Pinktober. It serves as my once a year breast cancer rant. It is also my offering of gratitude to the people behind the scenes researching for the cure and caring for the women and families who live with breast cancer.  Surrendering Pink Ok, I'll say it. "I hate pink!" This… Continue reading Surrender Pink 2025

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Birthdays: More than Just a Number

October is a busy month for me. The calendar reminds me of my nephew’s wedding, my daughters and grandkids visit itineraries, harvest events, Columbus Day/Indigenous People’s Day, Halloween and a half dozen birthdays, including mine. Although I am taken aback by how much my hands look like my grandmother’s and that the gray, bi-speckled woman… Continue reading Birthdays: More than Just a Number

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Surrendering Pink 2023

*I wrote this essay in 2012 and usually post it in Pink-tober. It is my annual breast cancer rant and gratitude offering to the people behind the scenes researching for the cure and caring for the women and families who experience breast cancer.  Ok, I'll say it-"I hate pink!" This is a harsh statement for… Continue reading Surrendering Pink 2023