Those who know me, know I tend to anthropomorphize. That is, to take an inanimate or semi-inanimate object and ascribe human characteristics to it.  In my cancer world, the most recent example was naming the drain that accompanied

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The physical therapist came after the drain was out to give me exercises that will increase the mobility of my right arm.  If you’ve ever had a frozen shoulder, you have an idea of how limited my arm

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I don’t know what I expected once the drain was out of my life. Wait, yes I do! I expected a great sense of relief that I no longer had to be careful not to dislodge it, that

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This blog post is extremely pleased to announce that Anne Brandt and the drain known as Duane have formally severed their relationship. No tears were shed. Anne is resting comfortably at home while the whereabouts of

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I don’t know what happened but today Duane took a decided turn for the better. All of a sudden, he stopped draining a lot and chose to drain a little. That was this morning around 7:30 AM. We

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