Unravel Cancer: Experiences with family battling cancer

03 August 2009

12:18 Chicago

It's where I'm from. While I miss the follies of youth, I'm glad I don't live there. Everybody is itchin' to get somewhere, so driving is hazardous to your health, both physical & mental.

My mom sent me some neat old-time-y films from the 1940's about my fabulous hometown. Most of the building & fountain landmarks are still there, but many hotels have changed names, or become offices, and most of the nightclubs are gone. Notice there's no "el"?

PS: The "Outer Drive" means the outer lanes of the Lake Shore Drive.

Viva La Chicago!

Labels: Chicago, hotels, Illinois, Lake Shore Drive, Midwest, Traveltalks, Tribune, Windy City

Breathe.

I'm a 30-something professional woman who's mother & brother were both diagnosed with Grade 3 Astrocytoma tumors within about a week of each other. My mother's tumor is in her brain, and my brother's tumor is in his spinal cord, causing him to lose feeling in his arms & legs. These writings are about my experiences dealing with them, coping, loving them, loving myself, and living my life knowing that they are both dying. I hope you find inspiration and courage from my writings to help you get through whatever is going on in your life.