Wednesday, June 7, 2006
"The Phog" part 2
I see that there is another natural break in my long story of introspection, with cancer as the catalyst. I will hold the conclusion of this story until tomorrow. It took months for me to share this look at myself with anyone but Mike. Much has happened since this story popped out of me and onto paper. I have been resilient through this part of my life in spite of the heart of me which breaks a little each day when I account for loss. My friends politely avoid the subject. It is just as well. I...
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"The Phog" part 1
" The First Smiler's Club " first came about after I had written to my friend, Mike, about my experiences in the Cancer Treatment Center at the University of Kansas Medical Center. The title word Phog comes from an athletic hero in the history of college basketball from Kansas named Phog Allen. A banner hangs in the fieldhouse named after him which simply says, " Beware the Phog." In my neck of the state of Kansas, it is hilly and foggy. It comes up from the ground, in the dark. It's eerier,...
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