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Leben jetzt und hier

July 18, 2022July 18, 2022 summerofsilenceLeave a comment

It was July 2008. We were young and wild. We stayed past semester end to travel the Adriatic coast, the world our oyster. We debated a tattoo to consecrate the summer that was slipping away. We wandered down the river in Vienna one evening and, quite literally, stumbled into a music festival. "Leben jetzt und… Continue reading Leben jetzt und hier →

Posted in General Cancer, Leukemia, Motherhood, Vacation

Same Island, Less Denial

February 2, 2022February 2, 2022 summerofsilence4 Comments

Our trip to Captiva, November 2021. Denial Island hit different this year. Last year we packed up and fled to denial island days after hearing that Beau had most likely relapsed and that we would be spending 28-days inpatient starting December 6th. There is nothing like the threat of a monthlong inpatient hospital stay to… Continue reading Same Island, Less Denial →

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