It was March 17th, 2017 when Tom had his first oncologist appointment. He’d had his first PET scan that Monday the 13th. We met the oncologist, Dr. Thompson for the first time that Friday, just 10 days after the scope that found the tumor. I can remember people making comments Read more…
Over the next few weeks, some of my posts are going to be reflections of the days from six years ago when we found out that Tom had cancer. This popped up in my memories today: Tom posted it and tagged me in in on March 6th, 2017; the day Read more…
I was watching a YouTube video from Therapy in a Nutshell. She mentions doing one thing everyday that scares you. This got me to thinking. What scares me? Most everything scares me. Life is scary. (see Friday’s poem). This challenge really had me perplexed about what kinds of things I Read more…
I just finished reading a new book by one of my favorite authors, J.D. Robb (pen name of Nora Roberts for her In Death series). The book I just finished reading was called “Encore in Death”. This lady’s husband was killed and she said this when talking to the main Read more…
Sometimes something you read in a book can just really make you sit back and think. This can be true whether it is a non-fiction book designed for that or just a passage in a fictional book you’re reading. The fiction book I am currently reading is called “56 Days” Read more…
This popped up on my Facebook memories for February 24th. It’s the start of what will be several weeks full of memories now through the end of March. On February 27th, 2020, the doctor recommended that Tom stop chemo treatments. March 7th, 2017 was the scope that found the tumor Read more…
Do you ever have “driveway moments”? This is the moment when you pull into the driveway but a song you love is playing and you have to stay there and listen to the entire song before you can leave your car? I had one yesterday. I love the song “The Read more…
On my former blog, there is a post that I wrote about having Kleenex boxes everywhere. Because I never knew when I would have a crying jag and so tissue needed to always be close by. There was a time when it had been over a year since losing Tom Read more…
Well, yesterday was Valentine’s Day. I did surprisingly well until right before I went to bed and ran across a TikTok of Kelly Clarkson, John Legend, Blake Shelton, and Gwen Stefani doing a cover of “More than Words”. That was Tom and I’s song and I just lost it. To Read more…
2-14-23 Dear Tom, Yesterday’s Facebook memories showed that we were looking forward to seeing William Shatner on Valentine’s Day 2020, and I was asking for prayers that you felt good enough to enjoy it. We didn’t know that it would be our last Valentine’s Day together. We borrowed a wheelchair Read more…