the writing on the wall

we spent monday meeting with adoption agencies.
we met a woman who runs an agency and who
adopted two kids – one is 18 and about to graduate,
the other is 15 and in jail.
she said she wouldn’t trade either for anything.
she was sweet…and she said it kind of ends up being that the more you spend
the quicker [...]

when the jews go to church

last night the moon grew and we got gussied up.
i shaved, leanne did her hair, and liddy put on a dress
and the jews went to church…
to hear leanne’s oncologist (the one who posted on this blog)
sing.
we sat in the last row, fed liddy butterscotch after butterscotch,
let her draw chickens with broken legs on the donation [...]

chain gang

I’m still waiting for more stories, people.
I know there are unfortunately a lot of you blood cancer-folk
out there. And I want a healthy pool of you to pick from.
Of course I’m riding for all of you.
Of course, but….
Make yourselves known.
I’ll raise money for you.
I’ll put you on my helmet, my pedal, my back.
I’ll put [...]

one way or another

leanne had a scan a couple weeks ago.
it came back clear….crystal.
each time this happens it’s less and less
remarkable.  and that’s fine.  that’s good.
but while she was in the petscan,
she thought she heard a song.
blondie.
she couldn’t tell if she was just hearing it in her head,
or if it was actually playing in the chamber, really low.
“one [...]