Today we celebrated Mama's ninety-sixth birthday. The gathering at Parkview Retirement Community included Mama's niece and her husband, we three daughters and our spouses, all but the eldest of the seven grandchildren, and six out of eight of the great grandchildren. It was quite a lively group with six children ages five and under. It … Continue reading 96 Years: A Life Well Lived
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Finding the Funny
I rummaged through the cabinet at the Cancer Resource Center. An older lady joined me looking through the wigs and hairpieces that had been donated. I didn’t need one, since my hairstylist and cancer nurse-therapist, Darlene at Lovely Lady Salon had fitted me in my short platinum-colored wig. It wasn’t the best—since it was an … Continue reading Finding the Funny