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Posted 2024-05-09T15:27:26Z

Home!

I'm home with a new respect for anyone who has ever had to navigate with crutches or a walker. I wanted to be cool and use crutches, but my family convinced me that with my track record for clumsiness, a hose strapped to my leg, and a pump hanging at my side, I'd better take the walker.  [...]

Posted 2024-05-04T19:46:40Z

A winding road to a mysterious diagnosis

Last spring, I had the surprising urge to walk 100 miles to raise money for the American Cancer Society.  It was one of the most beautiful months of my life, even though my husband was dealing with a mysterious undiagnosed illness.  Every day after school, I walked and prayed, delighted in all the spring beauty, and listened to amazing audiobooks.  Eventually, we found out that Pat had sarcoidosis and his treatment was a success, but in the interim, those 100 miles kept me sane.  However, as I walked in April of 2023, a lump developed on my right ankle.[...]