by Susan | Dec 5, 2018 | Awareness, EGC, Horses
If we all had the passion of Queen, especially Freddie Mercury, we’d be set. John and I saw Bohemian Rhapsody last night. Some movies are a little slow getting to rural western Kansas. I loved it because it showed the passion that the band, specifically Freddie...
by Susan | Oct 3, 2018 | Awareness, EGC, Horses
Music has always played a big role in my life. As a little girl, I sang with my mother. In high school and college, I sang with the choir as well as in small groups and solos. When I do anything creative or read I like to listen to music. When I read or write I listen...
by Susan | Sep 26, 2018 | EGC, Grief, Horses, Relationships
I believe grief lasts a lifetime. That being said, I don’t expect to grieve all the time for the rest of my life. It comes in small, sometimes unexpected, waves. Something reminds me of Mike and makes me cry or sends me down memory lane. Last weekend I went to the...
by Susan | Sep 12, 2018 | EGC, Horses
My son runs in High School Cross Country. Every time I’m at a meet I am almost to the point of tears to see how hard these kids must work to run 5k (3.1 miles). Some of them must have a passion for running. At the meet, last Saturday one girl was way out in front of...
by Susan | Aug 15, 2018 | Caregiving, Horses, Relationships
I think of Mike at the strangest times. Over the weekend I was going through some receipts and I came across some of his from the pharmacy. Strangely enough, this made me nostalgic. I seem to be going about my life in a normal progression and then I see, hear, or...
by Susan | Jun 27, 2018 | EGC, Horses, Medical
Mostly my chemotherapy has been easy. Yes, there has been some fatigue and aches and pains. And the hair loss and now regrowth has been interesting, it’s coming back in white. But why has it been so easy? I feel like a big part of that is because I was...
