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Smokeless

Posted on January 2, 2010 by

Lou is a pretty heavy smoker.  She has smoked up to 3 packs a day when she was healthier and now she still smokes right around 2 packs a day.  When Dr. M recently suggested a smokeless cigarette option it … Continue reading →

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Lessons

Posted on January 1, 2010 by

Cancer is the kind of teacher that forces you to study and look at the subject matter from multiple perspectives.  Then, just when you think that you know something, that you have discovered something that you want to report on, … Continue reading →

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Prognosis

Posted on December 31, 2009 by

Cancer seems to bring with it conversations that are alternately horrible and touching, frightening and inspiring.  Twice now Louanne has asked us to keep really devastating facts about her condition secret from her, and has then turned to me and … Continue reading →

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