Riding The Wave – Multiple Myeloma

“Courage is fear holding on a minute longer.” – General George S. Patton Yesterday at the airport waiting for Dave to get the car situated before checking bags and making our way through security, suddenly bagpipes, with only the sound they make, began in earnest not far from where I was standing. 1

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“Mommy – I can’t wait until I grow up and have blond hair and blue eyes like you.” – Tani, Age 4 Montana and I were getting ready together for our day in my bathroom. I was putting on my makeup and she was preparing for me to do pigtails or a braid, whichever trend […]

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“A friend is the one who comes in when the whole world has gone out.” – Grace Pulpit Lately, I’ve been very aware of other’s tragedies in life, including my own. We all have them. None of us are immune. And a common thread through them all that I have noticed that continues to trouble […]

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All is well, no worries… Sarah chided me (rightly so) for using a sensational headline! Sorry. It’s just we never really are too far from “Myelomaville” and I have been ‘away’ doing other fun and meaningful things in my life of late… a good thing. Thus, ‘Back to Myelomaville’ to check in and write… 2

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“The moment a child is born, the mother is also born.” – Rajneesh Happy Mother’s Day to everyone. A lovely day of sharing or remembering our mothers. I often remember not just my own, but all those who “mothered me” along the way. Their nurturing, their care, their hugs, their advice, their laughter. 3

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“It’s like a miracle. Thirty-five years ago, we were encouraged to put it behind us; but for so many people it never went away. It helps to have a place to go, to remember, that has their names up. When people have a place to come and focus their feelings, they can let go a […]

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“Sometime during all of this, someone yelled that they were going to lift the bus and wanted me out. I crawled out and saw the big Shell Oil cranes overhead, and watched as they lifted the bus. As the cranes carefully elevated the bus, it gave us 360 degree access to all the children still […]

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“Art enables us to find ourselves and lose ourselves at the same time.”- Thomas Merton Sorry I haven’t been posting lately! It has been a wonderfully busy time for me! I have been taking a weaving class from Robyn Lynde of Meridian Jacobs farm in Dixon, CA. The class, my friend Kathi and I took, […]

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“To be in your children’s memories tomorrow, you have to be in their lives today” – Anonymous What a wonderful trip I had in Maryland visiting our daughter Montana. She was an athlete for four years at Maryland and was giving a little speech at the year end swim and dive banquet. It coincided with […]

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“Happiness is like a butterfly: the more you chase it, the more it will elude you, but if you turn your attention to other things, it will come and sit softly on your shoulder.” – Henry David Thoreau   I was drinking my coffee this morning and listening to the morning song of the birds, contemplating […]

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“When you look at your life, the greatest happinesses are family happinesses.”  – Joyce Brothers It’s been a whirlwind around here, which is like my “old life” and it feels really, really good. Like an old overcoat that may be a little worse for wear, but is filled with good memories and feels very comforting […]

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“Here in Hollywood you can actually get a marriage license printed on an Etch-A-Sketch.” – Dennis Miller Pretty embarrassing that it has taken me so long to get around to be “legal” in the State of California to drive! Early on, I just couldn’t deal with it. Emotionally or physically. I was just too buried in […]

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  “Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep.” – Scott Adams It’s been another busy week of exploring things. Sometimes I feel like I’ve gotten a lot done and other times I feel like there is just so much to do. I did four scarfs (one didn’t make […]

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“It is one of the most beautiful compensations of life, that no man can sincerely try to help another without helping himself.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson We caregivers are often asked and reminded about taking care of ourselves as we are running on high octane caring for our loved one in more dire straights than ourselves. […]

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“Nobody can do everything, but everyone can do something.” – Author Unknown I come from a long line of folks in my family who are busy doing something for others. Either a moment of help to a friend or family member or involved projects in their community of commitment and duration. To me it is […]

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“Kindness is a language which the deaf can hear and the and the blind can see.” – Mark Twain In the midst of our life’s upheaval I ventured into our LYS (Local Yarn Shop) in Elk Grove, a bit in a daze, in an effort to extrovert myself out of what was happening in my […]

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“Ask and you shall receive.” – Many spiritual teachings What a whirlwind week! But I can’t help but be over the top excited about how quickly things have come to pass. Imagine a simple, tiny, little thought, so many years ago, “Oh, I would like to do that,” has turned into a HUGE reality for […]

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  “Accept the challenges so that you may feel the exhilaration of victory.” – General George S. Patton   A big win for Dave yesterday! He played 18 holes of golf! 0

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“Life can have challenges that seem to be trying to crush the soul. Art reminds us that it is simply impossible to destroy the essentials of who you are – an artist, a creator of beautiful things.” – Lori Puente Before Dave got sick, I still had some dreams I hoped to embark on. One […]

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“Life may not be the party we hoped for, but while we’re here we should dance.” – Unknown Late Wednesday evening Dave gently announced to me that he wanted to have a dinner party Saturday, with some of his guys and their families at work. WHAT? 1

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