Cleaning for a Reason.

Image by FlamingText.com Unfortunately, breast cancer and I are not strangers. She and I have never had direct contact, but she has gotten up in the grill of some of my favorite ladies. For starters, my mom, who is a 6 yr survivor. Both my maternal and fraternal grandmothers. My mom’s sister. My mom’s niece [...]

Susan Nelson. 1966-2009

For those of you who have followed Fat Cyclist and his family as they cared for Fatty’s wife Susan, here is a detailed look inside her life. I wish I could have known her. She sounds like she would have been one of those friends who elevates you to better things.   All photographs and [...]

“Don’t say she lost.”

Susan, the wife of Fat Cyclist, died last evening.  Here are his comments: http://www.fatcyclist.com/2009/08/05/dont-say-she-lost/ It is worthwhile to live and fight courageously for sacred ideals. O blow ye evil winds into my body’s fire my soul you’ll never unravel. Even though disappointed a thousand times or fallen in the fight and everything would worthless seem, [...]

Fat Cyclist update.

I have written about a blogger named Fat Cyclist before.  His wife Susan is fighting cancer and I’ve been reading about their struggles for the past year.  Last Thursday Susan began being in so much pain that serious measures are being taken to make things bearable for her.  If you are moved to do so, [...]

Lana Thrailkill Mason 1957 – 2006

Three years ago today I lost a dear friend.  And today I want to say her name out-loud to honor her memory. Lana. Thrailkill. Mason. I called her Lana Lana Lana. She answered back Paula Paula Paula. Lana was a wife for more than 20 years, devoted PTA and team mom, wonderful singer, boisterous laugher, [...]

Fat Cyclist

Ok, please don’t be offended. That is the name of a blog I read. Fat Cyclist. Again, I don’t remember how I found this website but I am a regular reader.  Not to read about his cycling, which is interesting but not my thing.  I read to find out about his wife Susan who has [...]