recovery

Crossroads and Bookends

By Ken / January 23, 2017 /

Tonight Denise and I will spend the last night in our home of nearly a quarter century. We will undoubtedly raise a toast with firelight dancing from our woodstove one last time. A few tears may come. I expect we will sleep soundly with the solace of having put all of ourselves into this expanded…

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The long road ahead

By Ken / November 22, 2016 / Comments Off on The long road ahead

Rounding nearly three weeks after surgery to remove a cancer-threatened gland, I appreciate what a long haul this is going to be. I must relearn patience to recover. Too often this is merely a fleeting thought. A construct that seems to have been intended for someone else. But it stares me right in the face…

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Nonelective surgery

By Ken / November 1, 2016 /

“I’ve got the apolitical blues. And that’s the meanest blues of all.” – Little Feat On Thursday my son Chris will be on a red-eye flight from Oregon in order to be with his dad during surgery the next day. I am having my prostate removed because I have cancer. Thankfully, two malignant lesions appear…

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