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Arthritis be Gone!
A walker stands next to the chair, ready to shuffle me to the next destination. In the bathroom is a high rise toilet seat. A chair sits...
kjsperl
Feb 15, 20201 min read
My Book is Available to order!!
Copies of my book, “My New Normal” are available for PRE-ORDER sales. The book tells my story as a first-year cancer survivor. I left...
kjsperl
Feb 8, 20201 min read
You Should Write a Book!
“You should write a book!” Ever since leaving Bend in January 2019 I've heard this. As a cancer survivor who gave up everything and...
kjsperl
Feb 3, 20202 min read
Calendar 2020
Last year, I published my first calendar as a cancer survivor. The intent was to raise money for cancer caregivers. You know the type....
kjsperl
Nov 16, 20191 min read
2020 Calendar
The prototype for the 2020 Calendar fundraiser is ready to view. I am hoping to raise money for a few SmartPatients.com patients to help...
kjsperl
Nov 4, 20191 min read
Walking through life
It's funny how some days point out that what I am doing is the right thing. Sometimes I seek out the answer and, at those times of...
kjsperl
Sep 30, 20192 min read
My "anniversary"
Cancer, the disease that keeps on giving – even anniversaries. This July marks my one-year anniversary, having been diagnosed with Stage...
kjsperl
Jul 13, 20191 min read
A taste of caregiving
I've had a small, very small, experience with what it's like to be a caregiver. I am house sitting for a family in Ashland, OR, taking...
kjsperl
Mar 22, 20192 min read
What do I call myself?
In an on-line conversation with a home owner recently, we were discussing her needs as a home owner and if I could fulfill them as a...
kjsperl
Mar 17, 20191 min read
NED's getting a makeover
NED is going through its transformation - from a metal-framed cargo van to an on-the-road home on wheels. I'm doing the work myself. I am...
kjsperl
Feb 12, 20191 min read
When Virtual Becomes Real
When diagnosed with cancer, I stumbled upon the on-line cancer support group SmartPatients.com. It was a lifesaver. I took a chance and...
kjsperl
Feb 7, 20191 min read
I looked at my scar today!!
I looked at my scar today. “That” scar. The one that was born on Sept. 17, 2018 – 133 days ago. I know some of you are laughing. Not at...
kjsperl
Jan 28, 20191 min read
NED is NEC
NED is a well known, and hoped for, acronym among cancer survivors. No Evidence of Disease is the desired CT scan outcome. It does not...
kjsperl
Jan 26, 20191 min read
One Key
One key! I've always believed that the number of keys on my key ring was an indicator of how complicated life was. I've had house keys,...
kjsperl
Jan 23, 20191 min read
Meet NED!
Say hi to NED! This 2017 GMC Savana cargo van is my new, soon-to-be, home. Naming the van was a priority. I put the idea out to my...
kjsperl
Jan 19, 20191 min read
My New Normal
A new normal. It's a term I've embraced since joining the ranks of cancer survivors. I'm not sure I've ever known what “normal” is, but...
kjsperl
Jan 16, 20192 min read
Cancer brings me life!
NOTE: I wrote this content a week ago, when I decided to hit the road, live in a van, and become a house sitter. In a way, cancer gave me...
kjsperl
Jan 16, 20192 min read
Post Surgery Rant
NOTE: I wrote this content after my surgery and during my early recovery. I feel as if I am entering a new phase of recovery - mostly...
kjsperl
Jan 16, 20191 min read
My Major Pity Party
NOTE: I wrote this content back in August, one month after being diagnosed, and one month before surgery. Some days I feel great, on...
kjsperl
Jan 16, 20193 min read
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