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The Trip To A Final Aloha

It's been quite a week. Life has changed again.

As you read this, I will be flying home from Maui. There are many details of the trip that will bring Leroy's life full circle.

Needless to say, this trip was all about him. His request. My promise to fulfill. In many ways it felt like we were still in the struggle together.

But this time cancer had no say in the matter. This was about resting in peace.

It was the two of us saying a final aloha.

-- Laurie

7:00 AM ET | 10-27-2008 | permalink

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Leroy Sievers speaks with Dr. Christos Georgiades. Credit: Tyrone Turner

A Ted Koppel documentary focuses on his friend Leroy Sievers' "My Cancer" blog and the response it evokes.

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