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Originally published on therockinahardplace.wordpress.com While I was with Monica in the treatment room on Tuesday, I missed my weekly department call at work. Apparently they had a lively discussion around the concept of thinking about the next year in terms of ONE BIG THING. The ultimate question posed was, “if there is a season for … Continue reading
Originally published on therockinahardplace.wordpress.com Greetings friends. I’ve got the Pandora app up to 11 and, like many of you, Marvin Gaye is wondering “What’s Going On?” Well, we’re here in the treatment room, sitting side-by-side in matching recliners, while Monica gets her fourth cycle of chemotherapy. We just finished a brief break from our personal … Continue reading
Originally published on therockinahardplace.wordpress.com Next Monday Monica begins her fourth cycle of chemotherapy. Since she is to receive six cycles in total, we’re about to cross the midpoint of her chemotherapy treatments. It’s all downhill from here! (Easy for me to say, huh? Sorry honey!) The last week has been a busy one for Monica. … Continue reading
Originally published on therockinahardplace.wordpress.com I was thumbing through the recent issue of The Week and came across a little blurb about P.J. O’Rourke. There was one particular piece of this blurb that really resonated with me on a number of levels. I felt it was worth sharing so here it is: Recently, he says, his … Continue reading
Originally published on http://www.whyleadnow.com The following excerpts are from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s “The Drum Major Instinct” speech delivered at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, Georgia, on February 4, 1968. “And there is deep down within all of us an instinct. It’s a kind of drum major instinct – a desire to be out … Continue reading
Originally published on therockinahardplace.wordpress.com I can’t believe it’s already been a week since my last post. OK, I’m lying. It has actually felt like an eternity. One thing that has been pretty consistent with the chemotherapy is that the first seven days following a treatment have been the toughest. For both Monica and I, it … Continue reading
Originally published on therockinahardplace.wordpress.com I’m coming to you live and direct from the treatment room while Monica is receiving her third cycle of chemotherapy. Monica is watching Sex And The City 2 and I’m listening to music while I write. I downloaded a new internet radio application for the Blackberry called Pandora. I highly recommend … Continue reading
Originally published on therockinahardplace.wordpress.com This morning I had the following text message exchange with my brother… Adam Morris (12:11 am): Happy New Year bro…now this, THIS, is gonna be THE year…ha ha Chris Morris (12:40 am): Happy New Year! ‘Wonderful Life’ was the last song of 2010 and first song of 2011 @ the club … Continue reading
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