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Hi. I sit in a hospital room at Maine Medical Center in Portland, Maine. My bone marrow cancer returned. It chose now for another round. My counts stay low. Yet they trend up in a way that worries me. What cancer defies a cure but yields to steady management? We fight to keep counts down. That buys time with family and friends. Do you see the quiet courage there?

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Hi. I sit in a hospital room at Maine Medical Center in Portland, Maine. My bone marrow cancer returned. It chose now for another round. My counts stay low. Yet they trend up in a way that worries me. What cancer defies a cure but yields to steady management? We fight to keep counts down….

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Joy Remains Alive

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There was a day I laughed so hard at something ridiculous on TV that, for a moment, I forgot I was sick. Then I came back to myself. Wait, am I allowed to have fun? Is there some rule that says I have to be miserable once everything has fallen apart? The guilt came fast….

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At the end of 6 years, I have given up on the idea of arriving someplace. There will never be a time when I understand everything and can live without fear. I expected to get to that place. I thought that after 6 years, I would have it figured out. I have not. Maybe that is the first thing I want you to know.

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At the end of 6 years, I have given up on the idea of arriving someplace. There will never be a time when I understand everything and can live without fear. I expected to get to that place. I thought that after 6 years, I would have it figured out. I have not. Maybe that…

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