94 days ago by Chemobabe

On the day of my diagnosis, Cancer pinned me to the mat. Death stood near and started his slow count to 10. Through my blog, I gathered a crowd around me to watch. I was bottom/down, and I wasn’t going to let this bastard win. Would I come back up? Or would this be the end of me? Chemo. Surgery. Rad ...

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127 days ago by Elisabeth Olajumoke Adeyanju Omonga

When we talk about identity, we usually mean our personal identity. When we talk about European identity, we refer to our cultural identity in Europe. But what actually happens when we talk about national identity? Does it mean to celebrate your national soccer team during the world championship or ...

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129 days ago by Chemobabe

There are so many stories I could tell about my surgery last week: how my friends, neighbors, colleagues and family rallied around me, once again, to get me through this ordeal; about the absurdity of waiting in the recovery room for 9 1/2 hours because the hospital was overfull; about specific inte ...

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172 days ago by Chemobabe

My son is four. He is at an inquisitive age. “Mom, which of these drawings do you like the best?” “Oh, I don’t know. I guess the middle one.” “Why?” This is the way our conversations go these days. He is a curious person and is trying to make sense of the world. Even when the world doesn’t always ma ...

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179 days ago by Chemobabe

Twenty five years ago, I began a friendship that broadened my world. A French exchange student stayed with us in our home. I enjoyed showing her my 15 year old’s version of America for the summer. Soon afterward, I got to take a tour of her 18 year old’s version of France. I spent two summers abroad ...

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199 days ago by Maynetre

I’m starting on a blog series that has been on my spirit since June of this year. I was debating on Sunday whether to subtitle this Loss of Identity or Free Thinking. As you can see, Loss of Identity won. This particular post has been on my spirit for a couple weeks. It’s my heart’s prayer that you ...

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