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Entering Our World

My thoughts have traveled back up 95 North, into Baltimore. Stopping at the O-R inside Johns Hopkins. Not an easy trip. A friend had surgery there yesterday and entered cancer world.

Our world.

Someone else who has stepped into the den of the beast. Why is there always room there for one more?

But he had done his home work. Researched his disease and his options. And when the discussion was over, surgery was the choice.

From all accounts it went well. We can only hope now that he'll heal quickly and completely.

Just like every one else who has stepped into that world today.

-- Laurie

7:00 AM ET | 10- 7-2008 | permalink

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