Living with Cancer
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Perception & a New Reality
You’ve undoubtedly seen those mind-bending images, where you look at an image and see one thing, while someone else views an image and sees something else entirely. You know, like the image, below: What do you see? Do you see a young woman, looking away from you, over her right shoulder, her left ear and jaw line soft on an elegant neck? Or, do you see an older woman, with an elongated nose and chin, looking forward, forlorn? I see the younger woman. In fact, even knowing this picture, I have trouble finding the older woman – it always takes me a few seconds. I see one thing. You might…
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2020: The Best of Times, the Worst of Times
A couple of weeks ago, our daughter Olivia, approaching her 25th birthday in October, stated at the dinner table, “This year has been the worst year of my life.” Our son, Raymond, who will turn 23 in December, quickly agreed. I responded rather typically with a sarcastic idea about holding a telethon for their benefit. But, that’s because I’m a smart ass. I do get it. The novel coronavirus/COVID-19 pandemic has changed so much of our world, for so many of its citizens. It does suck, and I can hardly wait for the day when we don’t have to worry about this crazy disease. The year, 2020, has been bad.…