Kara’s Collection: Speech! Speech!

Kara’s Collection: Speech! Speech!

From an article originally posted August 12, 2012…

This weekend was amazing, though painfully lacking in sleep. As Lake would say, ‘I’m very pleepy.” I could not have imagined a more joyous occasion. I was anxious about being the old lady amongst a bunch of youngsters. I was nervous in anticipation of having the stamina to keep pace, but something I should have known from the start. I LOVE PEOPLE! Love em! Can’t get enough of them. All types! People! People! People! I had a weekend full of them!

The Ultimate Party

The Ultimate Party

I heard a story on The Moth last weekend about a man caring for his terminally ill mother. He moved home to take care of her in those last days, loving the opportunity for that intimacy with her. One night they were sharing secrets; his were mostly about boyhood antics. But one of hers broke his heart: when she got married, her roommate/maid-of-honor wanted to throw her a bridal shower. The bride was different and never quite fit in with her peers and was afraid no one would want to come to her party, but in her excitement over the wedding, she let her friend talk her into it. On the day of the shower, she and her roommate and her mother sat in her apartment all afternoon; no one else came to her party. What she feared had come true—no one wanted to come to her party. No one wanted to celebrate her. No one cared about her.

Kara’s Collection: Radioactive Injectables

Kara’s Collection: Radioactive Injectables

This is from a blog post originally posted August 10, 2012.

It is almost comical to hear someone tell you they are going to inject you with radioactive material, and then try and be reassuring that it’s not that unhealthy. Here she comes with the injection, and guess what it is required to be carried in? Lead. Hmm, not how I prefer my injectables, but that’s just me.

Kindred Spirits: Justine

Kindred Spirits: Justine

Not much about my relationship with Kara is unique from my other friendships (although she is the reason I now drink coffee J). I have many friends who encourage my heart, make me laugh till my cheeks hurt, and walk hards with grace. Their kids, just like Kara’s, are constantly in and out of our house, and I love it. But with Kara... I had never started a friendship with someone who was dying. And cancer... Cancer makes all normal and mundane things about love unique.

Kara’s Collection: Head Scarves and New Reality

Kara’s Collection: Head Scarves and New Reality

This is from a blog post originally posted August 8, 2012.

I have had my fun. I have cut off my hair, and now I’m sporting the most platinum white hair you ever saw. It’s fun, it’s different, it’s unlike anything I have ever done. I still shock myself when I walk by the mirror.