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I am Larry, Karen's husband, and the reason I am now writing this is Karen is no longer with us.
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May 2023

American Cancer Society Writing Challenge Fundraiser
It ain’t over until this fat lady says so.
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Karen

March 2023

Gloom, Doom, Agony On Me—Part 2
What fresh hell is this?—Dorothy Parker
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Gloom, Despair, Agony On Me! Part 1
Deep dark depression, excessive misery. If it weren’t for bad luck, I’d have no luck at all.—Buck Owens
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February 2023

Abi-normal—Part 2
And someone’s sneakin’ round the corner; could that someone be Mack the Knife? —Bertolt Brecht
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Abi-normal: Part One
Just when you think Cancer is going out the door, the bitch comes back yelling, “Hold my beer!”—Karen Spiegler
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January 2023

So far, So Good? Right?
The difference between an optimist and a pessimist? An optimist laughs to forget, but a pessimist forgets to laugh.—Tom Bodett
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Another Day. Another Organ Removed.
I don’t like surgery. I don’t like elective surgery. I don’t like surgery you have to have.-Sandra Bernhard
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December 2022

November 2022

The Last Chapter?
“ Life’s like a movie, write your own ending. Keep believing, keep pretending.”—JimHenson
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Danger! Danger! Will Robinson!
It's no use going back to yesterday, because I was a different person then.—Alice in Wonderland
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October 2022

Chemo Is Not for Wussies-Part 2
Chemo Nun shares her wisdom.
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